NYC Opening Keynote - Conference Kickoff

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Design complexity grows along three concrete axes: layout, theming, and process. The talk claims variant explosion is solved by component properties and a subcomponent layout pattern that avoids duplicating horizontal and vertical cards. Theming benefits from separating presentation from structure—headless Design Systems—so one update propagates to multiple brands. Process solutions include file-level visual regression testing (blend-mode diffs) and Git-like branching inside Figma to reduce merge risk.

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1. 0:00Conference kickoff
2. 1:27Design philosophy
3. 3:32Rising complexity
4. 8:02Process complexity
5. 11:58Balancing design
6. 13:42Conference goals

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