About

Professional

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Mike Heighway is an art director and designer with 14 years of experience, 8 in leadership roles. He specializes in design systems and typography-driven brand identities.

At this intersection, he designs and maintains comprehensive visual systems, and creates engaging, accessible web experiences for brands. He also extends these systems into print, events and motion.

Capabilities

Creative/Art Direction
Design Systems
Brand Identity
Brand Strategy
Web/UI/UX
Print and Editorial
Typography
Photography
Motion

Experience

Apple
Fujifilm
HP
Trimble
SketchUp
General Assembly
SketchDeck
Ping Identity
Maxon

Education

Type @ Cooper
Condensed Type Design Program
General Assembly
Front-End Web Development
University of New Mexico
Master of Architecture

Personal

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For the last 21 years, Mike has studied Aikido and Iaido (the way of drawing the sword) under Okuyama Shihan. He now teaches in Denver. He also enjoys cooking and adding to his vinyl collection that consists largely of obscure electronic music.

Colophon

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This site is designed in Webflow, and set in VisueIt by Colophon Foundry.

Contact

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lineweight [at] gmail.com