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Make UX drawing less frightful

Happy Halloween, Baltimore! I hope your day has been filled with candy and spooky vibes.
 
I’m here to shout out a Slack AMA that I will be moderating this Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. EST in Technical.ly’s AMA Slack channel. The event is co-hosted by Technical.ly and PhillyCHI and will feature designer Kent Eisenhuth, whose book, “Drawing Product Ideas: Fast and Easy UX Drawing For Anyone,” is officially being released tomorrow.
 
Join us to talk about all things UX design and learn how valuable drawing can be in that process. Anyone is welcome to join, and feel free to bring any questions you may have for Kent. We hope to see you there!
 
— Technical.ly reporter Sarah Huffman (sarah@technical.ly) 

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