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My second Payload CMS website, redesigned from the Website Template

[Design Feedback] My second Payload CMS website, built from the Website Template

This is my second website built with Payload CMS, using the Website Template as the starting point.
Eventblok.com

I wanted to share it here because I have really enjoyed how flexible the template has been from a design point of view. It gave me a strong structural foundation, but I was still able to take the visual direction much further and make it feel like its own sales and marketing site rather than a reskinned starter.

For this one, I aimed for a darker, more editorial and premium feel, with a little event-production energy rather than the usual generic SaaS look.

The frontend is built with Tailwind and Framer Motion, and I also made a small theme customiser so I can test different colour palettes and visual directions while refining the brand.

I am also using Payload for much more than the website itself. The wider project is EventBlok, an event operations platform for managing things such as agendas, speakers, showflows and live-event workflows. That is one reason I chose Payload in the first place: I wanted a flexible foundation that could support both a polished public-facing site and a more substantial product over time.

I have attached a work-in-progress screenshot of the audience-facing login area too.

I would genuinely value design feedback from other Payload users:

  • Does the site still feel clear and easy to navigate?
  • Does the visual direction feel polished, or too dark and heavy?
  • Does it feel distinct from the original Website Template?
  • Are there any areas where the hierarchy, spacing, contrast or typography could be improved?

This is mainly a design-feedback post rather than a product promo. I have really liked using Payload as a flexible foundation for building something with its own visual identity.
eventblok.com

u/Intelligent-Salary-3 — 8 days ago
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WIP personal site built with Payload Website Template + Claude Design feedback

I’m rebuilding my personal site, nicolae.tech, using the Payload Website Template.

This is still work in progress, but I wanted to share it here because Payload is doing the heavy lifting in the right way: pages, heroes, layout blocks, media, posts, SEO, redirects, forms, the whole thing.

I come from live events, streaming, video production and event tech, so I’m not trying to pretend this is some giant dev agency build. But I do know what a site needs to do commercially, and I’ve been using Claude Design and Claude Code alongside my own Payload knowledge to push the template into something more personal and useful.

What I’m trying to get right:

  • a proper CMS-driven site, not hardcoded brochure pages
  • hero separate from layout content
  • reusable blocks that still feel designed
  • fast trust through real credits and case studies
  • a site that can grow into blogs, case studies and EventBlok content

I’d appreciate honest feedback from Payload users.

Main things I’m curious about:

  1. Does it still feel too close to a template?
  2. Does the page structure feel sensible for Payload?
  3. Would you model anything differently in the CMS?
  4. Anything obvious I should improve before I build out more case studies and blog content?

Site: nicolae.tech

Not a launch post, just a WIP share from someone using Payload seriously and learning the template properly.

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u/Intelligent-Salary-3 — 20 days ago