I recently attended a software development conference called Abstractions in Pittsburgh, PA. Organized by Code & Supply, Pittsburgh's language-agnostic programming meetup group. This was a conference like no other. From the moment I received the email announcing the selection of my talk, I have been nothing but amazed at with the organization of the event.

I have a confession to make. I'm a designer and I used to hate sketching. How could a designer hate sketching? Sounds crazy right? I wasn't bad at it, I just didn't see the value in it. I would draw just enough lines to check sketching off my list and then jump into my digital comfort zone.