About
Amy Copeland is a practicing graphic and user experience designer with over 20 years of experience, ranging from a small design studio to a large publication house, a nationally recognized advertising agency, and an innovation-focused research firm. Copeland has worked for numerous clients, including Nestlé, Walmart, American Greetings, Goodyear, Kimberly-Clark, Interweave Press, HOW Magazine, and more. In addition to her academic endeavors, Copeland participates in the private sector as an Experience Strategist for Balance Innovation, a research and innovation firm whose clients include Canadian Tire, Moen, Standard Textiles, and Cuisinart.
As an educator, Copeland is passionate about typography, page layout, and preparing her students for real-world experiences they will discover in the field upon graduation. She understands the importance of critiques and loves working with students to explore different ideas and creative avenues of visual expression. Copeland embraces the concept of "always learning" and spends her free time exploring different methods of expressing creativity in fiber arts and analog photography. She enjoys going out into the world and capturing images on her Polaroid and medium-format cameras. She is currently working on a new body of work in which she weaves the alphabet using unique letterforms and color combinations.
Before joining the faculty at Youngstown State University, Copeland held part-time faculty positions at the University of Akron, Kent State University, and Cleveland State University. She also held a full-time position at Lakeland Community College. Copeland earned an M.F.A. in Visual Communication Design and an M.S. in User Experience Design from Kent State University, and a B.S. in Graphic Design from the University of Cincinnati.
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