Alumni Stories

Brian Kaldorf

Cheryl Casey

"My education at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh steered me to take school seriously; I graduated with a 3.9. I am very proud of that!"

Christina Tracey

"The Art Institute of Pittsburgh helped me to develop the necessary skills, with the tools I needed, to enhance my creativity as a graphic designer."

Cody Shuckhart

"The relationships with my teachers and [my fellow] students really helped to prepare me for the real world."

Devin Hipp

"My education helped to introduce me to the game art creation workflow. It helped to moderate the steep learning curve and daunting work load [of this industry]."

Dylon Mellott

"The art field is entirely self-motivated. You have got to want it more than anything else."

Jane Hallinan

"I play an active role in design kick-off meetings with each new client. I then collaborate with my architect co-workers on the solution from schematic design, through design development and construction drawings into final construction. I am involved in the entire process from A to Z."

Kyle Roberts

"I've been illustrating since I was really young, so learning how to take those [drawings] and bring them into three dimensions was mind blowing."

Roberta Tabb

"[In school], I learned the basics of graphic and web design and was introduced to working in teams. The most valuable part of my experience was having free time in labs, available any time I wanted."