No.02 - Paul Nicholson

Paul Nicholson is a graphic designer. Over the past three decades, he has shaped the visual identity of electronic music, creating artwork for artists including Skrillex and Pharrell Williams. His most enduring work remains the logo he designed for Aphex Twin, now one of the most recognizable symbols in contemporary music.

He welcomed us into his home and studio in West London, where we spoke about his lifelong relationship with drawing, the visual culture of record sleeves, and the underground electronic music scene that emerged in the early 1990s. Surrounded by books, sketches and references, he reflected on the origins of the Aphex Twin logo, the mythology it has accumulated over time, and the role graphic design plays in shaping collective memory.

For Études, Paul Nicholson created the graphics for a capsule collection launched alongside Résonances, presented at IRCAM in Paris. Revisiting the visual language of early digital culture, he drew from the glitches, textures and technological limitations that defined a generation of designers and musicians.

The conversation continued along the canals of West London, where industrial architecture and traces of obsolete technologies echoed the themes running through his work. Together, we explored how design quietly shapes the objects we live with, the music we remember, and the symbols that endure.

Directed by Chloé Sarraméa
Recorded by Javier Carles
Edited and sound design by Elias Magnin

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