Hosting a Good Event
Hosting and event planning is requires organization, foresight, flexibility and a deep understand of guests' needs and desires. When I develop parties, events and trips I work within constraints of space, time, distance and of course money. All my events are customized and designed.
Guests come late, weather changes, drinks spill and food burns. The Earth keeps spinning, the party goes on and there's always Domino's. It's most important that my guests are relaxed and having a good time. I worked as a Professional party host for over a year in in 2003 serving all age groups and party styles. I am trained in Sensational Service by by Oliver Winery.
The premier priority is to create an enjoyable time for my guest. Period.
My Hosting Philosophy
Hosting and event planning is requires organization, foresight, flexibility and a deep understand of guest's needs and desires. When I plan parties, events and trips I work within constraints of space, time, distance and of course money.
Hosting and event planning is requires organization, foresight, flexibility and a deep understand of guest's needs and desires. When I plan parties, events and trips I work within constraints of space, time, distance and of course money.
Creative Container Wine Party
This party is a spin on a traditional wine tasting. I invited my creative HCId classmates to bring a bottle of wine they want to share along with something non-traditional to drink from. It was an exercise in creativity, the exploration of otherwise mundane objects and Defamiliarization. Non-tradtional cups made for quality conversation points too. Wine parties have the potential to be snobby or intimidating if guests don't know much about fermented beverages. This is an easy way to make it casual and more inviting.
Wine and martini glasses were used for candle and appetizer trays since they were not needed for drinking. Wine bottles were used as flower vases.
Group Photo Courtesy John Wayne Hill
This party is a spin on a traditional wine tasting. I invited my creative HCId classmates to bring a bottle of wine they want to share along with something non-traditional to drink from. It was an exercise in creativity, the exploration of otherwise mundane objects and Defamiliarization. Non-tradtional cups made for quality conversation points too. Wine parties have the potential to be snobby or intimidating if guests don't know much about fermented beverages. This is an easy way to make it casual and more inviting.
Wine and martini glasses were used for candle and appetizer trays since they were not needed for drinking. Wine bottles were used as flower vases.
Group Photo Courtesy John Wayne Hill
Make Parties Easy
The point of the party was for friends to introduce each other to new wines. Guests had a great time and I, the host, was relieved of significant expenses and a sink full of fragile dishes.
The point of the party was for friends to introduce each other to new wines. Guests had a great time and I, the host, was relieved of significant expenses and a sink full of fragile dishes.
Get Weird (& defamiliarize)
I invited HCId classmates to attend their only final exam for the first semester dressed strange. In Jeff Bardzell's HCI Foundations course, students arrived in a non-traditional outfits without the the Professor or Associate Instructor's had no knowledge. Intel researcher Genevieve Bell's Making by making strange: Defamiliarization and the design of domestic technologies ACM paper motivated us to look in our homes and closets to reinvent ourselves.
Playtime is important in liberal fields. It promotes creativity, positive attitudes, fun, ideas, movement and people-to-people interaction. This activity inspires a new way to enjoy an otherwise routine experience and practices rapid prototyping techniques. This also helped break mental models and enjoy ourselves (especially considering we had to take a final exam).
Group Photo Courtesy John Wayne Hill
I invited HCId classmates to attend their only final exam for the first semester dressed strange. In Jeff Bardzell's HCI Foundations course, students arrived in a non-traditional outfits without the the Professor or Associate Instructor's had no knowledge. Intel researcher Genevieve Bell's Making by making strange: Defamiliarization and the design of domestic technologies ACM paper motivated us to look in our homes and closets to reinvent ourselves.
Playtime is important in liberal fields. It promotes creativity, positive attitudes, fun, ideas, movement and people-to-people interaction. This activity inspires a new way to enjoy an otherwise routine experience and practices rapid prototyping techniques. This also helped break mental models and enjoy ourselves (especially considering we had to take a final exam).
Group Photo Courtesy John Wayne Hill
About Get Weird
Get Weird is inspired by Listed Productions in San Francisco that hosts Get Weird events to inspire creativity and self-expression while listening to excellent DJs. HCId students first experimented with creative costumes on HCId Goth Day.
Get Weird is inspired by Listed Productions in San Francisco that hosts Get Weird events to inspire creativity and self-expression while listening to excellent DJs. HCId students first experimented with creative costumes on HCId Goth Day.
Western Europe Backpacking Trip
My travels throughout Western and Central Europe were sprouted from a semester abroad in London. I first celebrated my cousin's wedding in India then met another cousin with my mom in Warsaw. The three of us took a beautiful train ride to Krakow and then the Czech Republic.
I then met my roommate in Rome and a classmate in Aix en Provence. We took a bus to Marseilles for a concert and I finished my vacation in Paris. I'd love to travel more on the fly but it's best to do some front end organization when meeting up with friends and no mobile phone. I learned this the hard way in Berlin.
My travels throughout Western and Central Europe were sprouted from a semester abroad in London. I first celebrated my cousin's wedding in India then met another cousin with my mom in Warsaw. The three of us took a beautiful train ride to Krakow and then the Czech Republic.
I then met my roommate in Rome and a classmate in Aix en Provence. We took a bus to Marseilles for a concert and I finished my vacation in Paris. I'd love to travel more on the fly but it's best to do some front end organization when meeting up with friends and no mobile phone. I learned this the hard way in Berlin.
Know Your Itinerary
I like to backpack with flexibility, room for adventure and unplanned opportunities. However, this trip was more structured because I met friends in each country. An articulated itinerary showed me exactly which cities allowed for wiggle room.
I like to backpack with flexibility, room for adventure and unplanned opportunities. However, this trip was more structured because I met friends in each country. An articulated itinerary showed me exactly which cities allowed for wiggle room.
Portuspa�a: Iberian Peninsula Tour
I traveled with my cousin in Spain and Portugal to Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, Sevilla and C�rdoba.
I do not rely solely on technology when I'm backpacking. I keep a print copy of all confirmation, contact and map information in a folder and again written down in my Moleskin. I cannot predict what will get stolen or damaged from home. Thankfully, there are always unexpected travel surprises that require a little creativity.
I traveled with my cousin in Spain and Portugal to Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, Sevilla and C�rdoba.
I do not rely solely on technology when I'm backpacking. I keep a print copy of all confirmation, contact and map information in a folder and again written down in my Moleskin. I cannot predict what will get stolen or damaged from home. Thankfully, there are always unexpected travel surprises that require a little creativity.
Traveling Iberia
I planned a tour with my cousin who was then doing her Master's in Cordoba, Spain. We celebrated the New Year in beautiful Lisbon, made Brazilian friends and discovered fantastic architecture.
I planned a tour with my cousin who was then doing her Master's in Cordoba, Spain. We celebrated the New Year in beautiful Lisbon, made Brazilian friends and discovered fantastic architecture.