Jennifer Yankopolus - Editor
20 years' experience editing architecture and design books. I help authors make their books the best they can be.
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Overview
Do you want to make sure:
— your book is interesting to readers?
— readers will understand your ideas?
— and, of course, the grammar, punctuation, and spelling are correct?
I will help you with all that and more to make sure readers will love your book. From the big picture to the smallest of details, I leave no stone unturned.
I specialize in architecture and design books, and have graduate degrees in architectural history and historic preservation. I provide all my clients with patient guidance and coaching whatever their skill level.
My experience:
I began my career as an editor at an architectural publisher where I learned all the steps in the editing and publishing process—everything from writing, editing, and proofreading to design and printing. Since then, I have worked with individual authors and historians, architecture and design firms, architecture-related governmental agencies, design associations, and museums.
Testimonials:
— your book is interesting to readers?
— readers will understand your ideas?
— and, of course, the grammar, punctuation, and spelling are correct?
I will help you with all that and more to make sure readers will love your book. From the big picture to the smallest of details, I leave no stone unturned.
I specialize in architecture and design books, and have graduate degrees in architectural history and historic preservation. I provide all my clients with patient guidance and coaching whatever their skill level.
My experience:
I began my career as an editor at an architectural publisher where I learned all the steps in the editing and publishing process—everything from writing, editing, and proofreading to design and printing. Since then, I have worked with individual authors and historians, architecture and design firms, architecture-related governmental agencies, design associations, and museums.
Testimonials:
Thanks for your unusually excellent and sensitive skills of editing. You improve the clarity and readability without changing the meaning or intent. —Carroll Gantz, FIDSA, industrial designer
Working with Jennifer is awesome because she doesn’t slash and burn my drafts based on word count needs—instead taking the extra care and time to align with what I am trying to say. Together, we’re the Lennon and McCartney of article writing. —Scott Henderson, IDSA, Principle, Scott Henderson Inc.
Your work with me has been clarifying. I feel that I’ll now be delivering the best of what I have to offer to a wider public, while still sticking to my professional historical standards. I was worried about a lot of things a few months ago. Most of those have cleared up, and I know I’m presenting a good, strong picture of my work. —Historian at a liberal arts college
Thanks for being so considerate with your guidance …. With each of the ensuing rewrites/revisions, I found myself struggling to balance all of the different purposes of the piece. You made the last steps of the process as pain free as could be asked for. I appreciate that. —Tim Adkins, Director of Content Development, Industrial Designers Society of America
Languages
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Architecture
Art
Design
History
Home & Garden
Nature
Travel
Writing & Publishing
Certifications
- MS in Architectural History, Georgia Tech
- Masters in Historic Preservation, Georgia State University
- BSBA in Finance, Drake University
- Copyediting Certificate, University of California at San Diego
Work experience
Freelance Editor
Self-employed
January, 2003
–
Present
(about 18 years)
I provide freelance editorial services to individual authors who are seeking a traditional publisher or who are self-publishing. Editorial services include critiquing first drafts, structural editing to focus and organize the text (also known as developmental editing), and line and copyediting. Other services include coaching authors though the writing process, advising about working with a publisher, supporting authors though the self-publishing process, and consulting with organizations to streamline their internal documents.
Contributing Editor, Innovation
Industrial Designers Society of America
January, 2003
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Present
(about 18 years)
As a contributing editor of Innovation, the Industrial Designers Society of America’s quarterly journal, I edit articles written by design professionals, including non-native English speakers, and work closely with the authors to improve the clarity and intent of their words in keeping with the style guidelines of the publication.
Editor, Almanac of Architecture & Design
The Greenway Group
May, 1999
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December, 2008
(over 9 years)
For the inaugural edition, I turned a five page outline into a 575-page book in seven months. I developed the content, wrote text, hired and supervised writers and proofreaders, worked with the graphic designer to develop the page template and cover, coordinated the content with the designer, hired an indexer, contracted with a printer, and coordinated and troubleshooted the production with the printer. For nine subsequent annual editions, I developed new content; supervised the writers, proofreaders, indexer, and designer; and coordinated with the printer.
Editor and Project Manager
The Greenway Group
May, 1999
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December, 2002
(over 3 years)
At The Greenway Group, an architectural publisher, I served as the editor and project manager for a number of design publications, including the annual Almanac of Architecture and Design, the Archidek series of architectural trading cards, and various books about the business of architecture. Provided developmental editing, line editing, and copyediting; coordinated freelance writers, proofreaders, and indexers; and supervised the graphic design and print production.
Portfolio (20 selected works)
Seeking Eden: A Collection of Georgia's Historic Gardens
Staci L. Catron, Mary Ann Eaddy
Seeking Eden promotes an awareness of, and appreciation for, Georgia’s rich garden heritage. Updated and expanded here are the stories of nearly thirty designed landscapes first identified in the early twentieth-century publication Garden History of Georgia, 1733–1933. Seeking Eden records each garden’s evolution and history as well as each garden’s current early twenty-first-century appearanc... read more
John Fletcher Hanson was a rare combination of industrialist, journalist, and orator who spent most of his life in Macon, Georgia, rising from the ashes of the Civil War to become the leading voice of the New South. Many have assigned that role to Henry Grady, but while Grady was talking about a New South, Hanson was building one, by creating jobs, promoting Southern industrialization, and adv... read more
Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South
James R. Cothran
Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South is a beautifully illustrated volume that features botanical prints, lithographs, garden plans, historic photographs, and contemporary photography to reveal the rich garden history of the South. A pictorial splendor as well as a treasure trove of cultural history, this volume is unique in its field. James R. Cothran invites plant enthusiasts, ... read more
Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia
Barry Brown, Gordon Elwell
The impact of the Civil War on Georgia was greater than any other event in the state’s history. Approximately eleven thousand Georgians were killed and the state suffered more than one hundred thousand in total casualties. Georgia was extremely influential in this nation’s most tragic conflict, and the war touched every corner of the state.Based on a comprehensive survey of sites identified by... read more
A History of Sustainable Architecture: Design Fundamentals
Suzanne Sowinski
Builders in different cultures have long used design and construction techniques that today are considered sustainable, such as durable materials, passive design, and water conservation methods. A History of Sustainable Architecture: Design Fundamentals traces these practices in various parts of the world, from the ancient era to the Industrial Revolution, to connect readers with the historica... read more
In How to Love Reading, the author shares his experience of how he started to love reading by embracing speed reading techniques. He describes basic techniques that don’t require any practice and will speed your reading of digital content. These techniques work right away without training or having to develop new reading skills. These techniques may work for audio and video content, too.Becaus... read more
DesignIntelligence Almanac of Architecture & Design 2009
DesignIntelligence
For 10 years the Almanac of Architecture & Design, DesignIntelligence's annual factbook, has been providing the readers with the critical information it needs about the sweeping events, benchmarks, and successes of the past year in design. Find out which building has assumed the title as tallest, which firms are winning awards, which projects and firms are at the top of their market segment, a... read more
Almanac of Architecture & Design 2008
Design Intelligence
For nine consecutive years, the Almanac of Architecture & Design has provided readers with sweeping views of events, benchmarks, and successes of the past year in design. Find out which building has assumed the title as tallest, which firms are winning awards, which architecture and design schools are considered the best, which projects and firms are at the top of their market segment, and who... read more
Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
How Firms Succeed: A Field Guide to Design Management
James P. Cramer, Scott Simpson
How Firms Succeed is a hands-on guide to running any design-related business from a two-person graphics team to middle-management to CEOs of multi-national firms, offering advice on specific problems and situations and providing insight into the art of inspirational management and strategic thinking. Together, Cramer and Simpson provide "deceptively simple yet ultimately critical guidelines" t... read more
Value Redesigned: New Models for Professional Practice
Kyle V. Davy, Susan L. Harris
Architects and engineers can be pre-eminent value creators in the 21st century. This groundbreaking book presents an in-depth look into that potential future. Davy and Harris reveal a vivid landscape where innovative new models for professional practice are already beginning to flourish, showing firms avenues of escape from the vicious cycle of commoditization and low prestige that is epidemic... read more
For seven consecutive years, the Almanac has provided readers with sweeping views of events, benchmarks, and successes of the past year in design. Find out which building has assumed the title as tallest, which firms are winning awards, which architecture and design schools are considered the best, which projects and firms are at the top of their market segment, and who the leaders are in the ... read more
Leadership by Design: Creating an Architecture of Trust
Richard N. Swett
Ambassador Richard Swett’s groundbreaking new book investigates the unique civic leadership strengths of the architecture profession. Drawing upon the compelling history of the profession, both past and present, as well as from his own singular experience as the only architect to serve in Congress during the 20th century, Swett has produced an insightful volume that is both inspiring and instr... read more
Almanac of Architecture & Design 2005, Sixth Edition
James P. Cramer, Jennifer Evans Yankopolus
Since its launch in 2000, design professionals have come to rely on the Almanac of Architecture & Design for information about the industry and where they fit within it. Learn what awards your competition is winning. Read what design leaders are saying about their successes and vision of the future. Trace the trends in specific building types, or expand your knowledge of benchmark events in th... read more
The architecture and design industry's premier single volume reference book.
An updated edition, with five new chapters, of the classic text on the relationship between design and business, and how each discipline can learn from and improve the other.
Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
Almanac of Architecture & Design, Third Edition
James P. Cramer
The complete reference guide to architecture and design, including: awards & honors, noted individuals, important projects, rankings of colleges of architecture and design, firm rankings, etc.
The complete reference guide to architecture and design, including: awards & honors, noted individuals, important projects, rankings of colleges of architecture and design, firm rankings, etc.
The complete reference guide to architecture and design, including: awards & honors, noted individuals, important projects, rankings of colleges of architecture and design, firm rankings, etc.
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Jennifer was outstanding. Her edits revealed not only her professional skill, but a true caring that the book will communicate the intended ideas and concepts. My book is already so much better than it would have been without her help.
Bill DeBarba, May 2019
Reply from Jennifer Yankopolus
Jennifer was really helpful in giving me the right direction for my writing through an editorial assessment which was done rapidly and with good communication. I would certainly use her again.
Nick von Behr, March 2019
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