Shirley Yee is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center, where she brings a rich background in design, advertising and education to her teaching. A Pittsburgh native, Shirley discovered her passion for storytelling and visual communication early, writing and illustrating her own stories in a bilingual household.
Shirley earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design and a Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts on a Disney scholarship. She began her teaching career at Ball State University and the University of Kentucky before returning to California to gain industry experience. In San Francisco, she worked at Pentagram and Hal Riney and Partners, contributing to campaigns for Saturn, See’s Candies and Stroh’s Beer, while also teaching adjunct courses at UC Berkeley and the California College of Arts and Crafts.
Family brought Shirley back to Pittsburgh, where she continued to balance professional design work with education. After 11 years as Director of the Graphic Design Department at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Shirley is thrilled to return to her alma mater. At the ETC, she inspires students through collaborative and creative projects, fostering innovation in entertainment technology design.
Shirley Yee joined the ETC in 2012.
Courses & Projects
Fundamentals of ETC, Design Production in Project courses
