Karolina Szczur, a UX designer, discusses the concept of simplicity in design at an event in Madrid. She highlights the advantages and drawbacks of frameworks like Bootstrap, emphasizing the importance of user-centric design. The presentation encourages asking the right questions and balancing beauty with usability.

1. The
PURSUIT
Of
SIMPLICITY
@KAROLINASZCZUR | SPAINJS | MADRID, 5-7th JULY

2. Hi!
I’M KAROLINA. UX DESIGNER AT NODEJITSU.
EVENT ORGANIZER FOR MEET.JS.
KAROLINASZCZUR

3. sim·plic·i·ty
SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE FORM OF SOPHISTICATION.
- LEONARDO DA VINCI

4. keep
calm
And
kiss
on

5. Frameworks

7. Please
Bitchslap
my
Bootstrap

9. Some
drawbacks
over here

10. unsemantic poo

11. learning curve

12. override vs overwrite

13. heavyweight code

14. A few
advantages
nonetheless

15. fast development

16. testing made easy

17. beginner friendly

18. code generators

19. sass is less

20. the hype club

21. responsive
html9
boilerstrap
Yes!

22. closing thoughts

23. Ask
the right
questions

24. beautiful ≠ usable

25. SIMPLICITY ≠ minimalism

26. be user-centric

27. don’t overdo it

28. thank You
attendee
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