Speaker Amy Copeland

Amy Copeland loves to make things. A graphic designer and educator for over 30 years, she has combined her love of typography and letterforms with her love of weaving and has been working on weaving all of the letters of the alphabet.

She has also created tapestries and rugs using geometric shapes and patterns, and her work has been featured in galleries at Worthington Yards in Cleveland, Lakeland Community College, Cyrus Gallery, Malone College Art Gallery, and the McDonough Museum of Art at Youngstown State University.

She holds a BS in Graphic Design from the University of Cincinnati, an MFA in Visual Communication Design, and an MS in User Experience Design from Kent State University.

She will complete the Type West Online Type Design program through the Letteform Archive in December 2025. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Graphic + Interactive Design at Youngstown State University.