Mike is director of the new Master of Arts in Social Design (MASD) and the Center for Design Practice (CDP) at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and is also a graphic designer with a thriving professional practice; he runs Weikert Design, a graphic design studio in Baltimore, as well as Small Roar, a line of graphic baby clothes. He is also partner of Piece Studio, a socially focused design collaborative, and an advisor to Project M, an international social design initiative committed to helping young designers use their skills to create positive change in the world. Previously, he served as co-chair of the undergraduate graphic design department at MICA, partner/creative director at Atlanta-based Iconologic, and as a design consultant to the International Olympic Committee. He has also worked as a designer with Pentagram and taught graphic design and branding at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta.

Mike's work has been recognized in several design publications including: Communication Arts, GOOD, Graphic Design USA, Graphis, How International Design Annual, How Interactive Design Annual, Identity, Print's Regional Design Annual, Show South, and Typography 24 and design books including: Design Alliance, D.I.Y. Design It Yourself, Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design, Graphic Design: The New Basics, Print's Best Invitation Design, Print's Best Logos & Symbols 6, The Nature of Design, The Olympic Image, and White Graphics.

Education
MFA, Graphic Design, 2005, Maryland Institute College of Art
BFA, Graphic Design, 1993, Miami University
Summer Studies Program, 1993, Maine College of Art