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Studio (Craft Ontario) 16, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2021)
- Work done
- Copy editing
- Language
- Canadian English
- Year
- 2021
- Medium
- Trade magazine
- Publisher
- Craft Ontario
- Scope
- 7 articles (out of 12) and contributor biographies
- Style
- CP (Canadian Press)
- Credits
- On masthead (page 4)
- To read it
- You can buy this issue from the publisher or check if your library has a copy
These were the articles I edited:
- “Portfolio: SugaCayne Designs” (page 58)
- “Focus Point: Tosca Terán” by Scott Coish (pages 10–15)
- “Portfolio: Pavitra Wickramasinghe” (page 54)
- “Portfolio: Wally Dion” (page 63)
- “Celebrating the Crafts: Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Artistic Achievement Award” by Lera Kotsyuba (pages 20–26)
- “Inquiries: Michelle Jacques: An Interview with the Head of Exhibitions and Collections & Chief Curator at Remai Modern in Saskatoon, Sask.” (page 68)
- “The Pursuit of an Unknown Tomorrow” (pages 29–30)
Studio (Craft Ontario) 15, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2020–2021)
- Work done
- Copy editing
- Language
- Canadian English
- Year
- 2020
- Medium
- Trade magazine
- Publisher
- Craft Ontario
- Scope
- All articles except the two poems
- Style
- CP (Canadian Press) with Chicago citations
- Credits
- On masthead (page 4)
- To read it
- You can buy this issue from the publisher or check if your library has a copy
I copy edited the Fall/Winter 2020–2021 issue of Studio magazine except the two poems. This is the first time I edited in CP style.
Studio (Craft Ontario) 14, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2019–2020)
- Work done
- Copy editing
- Language
- Canadian English
- Year
- 2019
- Medium
- Trade magazine
- Publisher
- Craft Ontario
- Scope
- 3 articles (out of 14)
- Style
- Modified Chicago
- Credits
- On masthead (page 10)
- To read it
- You can buy this issue from the publisher or check if your library has a copy
I copy edited about a fifth of the articles in the Fall/Winter 2019–2020 issue of Studio magazine. The material required a relatively heavier edit and some terminology research.
These were the articles I edited:
- “For the Love of Colour” by Leah Gravells (pages 43–45)
- “Under the Radar: Megan Samms” by Lera Kotsyuba (page 52)
- “Colour and Context” by Jennifer Poulin (pages 18–22)
Studio (Craft Ontario) 13, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2018–19)
- Work done
- Copy editing
- Language
- Canadian English
- Year
- 2018
- Medium
- Trade magazine
- Publisher
- Craft Ontario
- Scope
- 9 articles (out of 19)
- Style
- Modified Chicago
- Credits
- On masthead (page 8)
- To read it
- You can buy this issue from the publisher or check if your library has a copy
I copy edited about half of the articles in the Fall/Winter 2018–19 issue of Studio magazine. The edit involved Chicago-style citations, a reference style that I was not familiar with.
These were the articles I edited:
- “Fait main / Hand Made” by Bruno Andrus (pages 72–74)
- “I’m DONE Defining Craft” by Mary Callahan Baumstark (pages 50–53)
- “Under the Radar: Jake Whillans” by the editors of Studio (pages 70–71)
- “1968” by Paul Epp (page 11)
- “Charged Agency: Craft and the Souvenirs of War” by Julia Krueger and Heather Smith (pages 46–49)
- “Mentor and Metalsmith: The Silver Art of Arthur Brecken and Wesley Harris — Review” by Bettina Matzkuhn (pages 77–78)
- “Heinemann’s Clay Continuum” by Heidi McKenzie (pages 18–23)
- “Craft + Technology in the work of Iris van Herpen and Philip Beesley” by Marie O’Mahony (pages 34–39)
- “Arts of Seeing” by Michael Prokopow (pages 62–65)
Active Voice / Voix active (Editors Canada) 37 (Sept. 2017)
- Work done
- Proofreading
- Language
- Canadian English
- Medium
- Trade magazine
- Year
- 2017
- Publisher
- Editors Canada
- Pages
- 16
- Scope
- Everything in English
- Style
- Modified Chicago
- Credits
- On masthead (page 2)
- To read it
- You can download this issue from the publisher
I proofread the English portion of the September 2017 issue of Active Voice (about half of the content). This was the last print issue published by Editors Canada before the publication went online-only.
Craft Ontario 2018 Stewardship Report
- Work done
- Proofreading
- Language
- Canadian English
- Genre
- Annual report
- Year
- 2019
- Publisher
- Craft Ontario
- Scope
- All 24 typeset pages
- Style
- No style requirements
- To read it
- You can read the report online
This was the editorial portion of an annual report.
BoldFace (blog)
- Work done
- Copy editing
- Language
- Canadian English
- Medium
- Blog
- Year
- 2016–present
- Publisher
- Editors Toronto
- Scope
- 14 articles as of March 2020
- Style
- Modified Chicago
- To read it
- You can read the articles I copy edited online
BoldFace is the official blog of Editors Toronto (the Toronto chapter of Editors Canada). A team consisting of the chapter’s members takes care of the copy editing, and as of March 2020 I have copy edited 14 articles.
BoldFace, 2015 Print edition
- Work done
- Publication design
- Language
- Canadian English
- Medium
- Zine
- Year
- 2015
- Publisher
- Editors Toronto
- Pages
- 8
- Scope
- Design, layout and final PDF
- Style
- Modified Chicago
Editors Toronto (the Toronto chapter of Editors Canada) produced BoldFace: The official blog of Editors Toronto, 2015 Print Edition for the Word on the Street Toronto Festival in the fall of 2015. It featured selected blog posts in a zine-like format so that people who wouldn’t normally read the blog could have a chance to get a taste of it.
The design had to follow Editors Canada’s then-new branding guidelines and Editors Toronto’s style sheet, and I had to keep it at eight pages; but other than these two requirements I was free to design it any way I wanted.
Cadmium January 2014
- Work done
- Publication design
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Zine
- Year
- 2014
- Publisher
- OCAD Student Union
- Pages
- 16
- Scope
- Editorial management, copywriting (fiction and nonfiction), interviewing, design, layout, imposition and binding
- Style
- No style requirements
- Credits
- In Editor’s Note (page 2)
Cadmium was the official zine published by the OCAD Student Union (the student union of OCAD University in Toronto, Canada). The student union would select a different editor to produce each issue.
One of the challenges I faced was that previous episodes of the “continuing story” feature did not present a consistent universe, so I had to find and analyze previous episodes. Once I figured out what characters were in the story and what geography could make sense I was able to create the new episode that I needed.
Index to How to Draw Almost Every Animal by Chika Miyata
- Work done
- Indexing
- Language
- English
- Year
- 2019
- Scope
- Entire book
- To read it
- download it here
Problem
I bought a copy of Chika Miyata’s How to Draw Almost Every Animal when I attended DesignThinkers Toronto 2018, but quickly realized it was almost impossible to find any animal when I needed a reference: While the book has a table of contents, it’s not in alphabetical or any other logical order.
Solution
Because the book has no index either, I decided to create my own. The index would have the same size as a regular page in the book so that it would be practical to glue it to the book, between the last page and the inside book cover.
Since only the names of animals were being indexed, the indexing itself was straightforward. I wrote the index directly in InDesign, without using any special software.
Results
Although I have omitted some cross references to keep the final product to two pages, this simple index has allowed me to either quickly find the animal I need or quickly determine that what I need is not covered by the book.
Hi!
My name is Ambrose and I’m a copy editor, graphic designer and visual artist based in Toronto, Canada. As a 1.5-generation Hong Kong Canadian, I read and write Hong Kong Chinese and also speak Cantonese natively.
I’m not afraid of LaTeX (or APA citations)!
I studied computer science in my undergrad and so I know how TeX works and how converting LaTeX to Word and back can be fraught with problems. If your paper is written in LaTeX I won’t ask you to give me a Word file because I won’t do that to my own files.
I have copy edited academic papers and other materials, including LaTeX papers shared on Overleaf, mostly with either APA or IEEE style citations. I have also edited magazine articles in Chicago and Canadian Press (CP) styles.
Specialties
I have translated Christian content from Chinese to English and vice versa, and know the differences between Catholic and Protestant terminologies (which are almost completely different in Chinese).
I also have experience in graphic design, a few craft-based art practices (mainly studio ceramics, plus some knowledge in printmaking and bookbinding), and IT (programming and system administration).
Resumé
You can check out my editing resumé here.
How to reach me
- Email:
- ambrose.li@gmail.com
- Instagram:
- @ambrose.li
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Cover art for the following are used with permission:
- Studio (Craft Ontario) 16, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2021)
- Studio (Craft Ontario) 15, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2020–2021)
- Studio (Craft Ontario) 14, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2019–2020)
- Studio (Craft Ontario) 13, no. 2 (Fall/Winter 2018–19)
- Active Voice / Voix active (Editors Canada) 37 (Sept. 2017)
- Craft Ontario 2018 Stewardship Report
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