Dora AI: No-Code 3D Website Builder

First Impressions and Testing

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Simon Xiong
October 25, 2024

Dora is a no-code platform that generates 3D animated websites. Their AI tool, Dora AI, creates websites from a simple prompt. Here's my first impression after testing it on two different projects.

How Dora AI Works

You start with two key inputs: Prompt and Style. The Prompt defines the type of website, copy, layout, and CTA. The Style field handles the colors, typography, and overall visual direction. A note: "A landing page for" is prefilled in the prompt, and for the style, you can choose a preset or customize.

 

Attempt 1

I wanted to create a real estate marketing platform similar to Luxury Presence. My prompt was:

Prompt: A landing page for a real estate marketing platform
Style: modern, elegant, gold accent

After submitting, I previewed two versions and selected one.

Pros:

  • excellent photos

  • good layout, typography, and color scheme

  • mobile responsive

Cons:

  • awkward icon design

  • target audience mismatch (home buyers instead of realtors)

Attempt 2

For my second try, I refined the prompt to fix previous issues and added more details:

Prompt: A landing page for a real estate marketing platform called "Prestige Presence", target audience is realtors, repeat branding and company name in copy, make icons style flat and bold, left-align headline, right-align hero photo, 3 testimonials with realistic photos, contact form in footer, "Get Started" CTA throughout
Style: Dark Luxury

I chose the preview option that best matched my requirements.

Pros:

  • all improvements from the first attempt 👍

  • specific requirements met (target audience, consistent CTA, contact form)

Cons:

  • icons issue persist 😔

  • unnecessary elements like property listings and odd button styles

  • only one testimonial instead of three

Final Thoughts

Dora AI impressed me, but it's not yet perfect for creating fully responsive, SEO-friendly, pixel-perfect sites. For now, it's an excellent template generator. After generating, you can further customize the site in a design editor, similar to other website builders.

Will AI replace web designers? Not likely. But designers who embrace AI will have an edge.

Be epic,💙✨
Simon Xiong