Hi, I'm Nico

I'm a designer at Expo, cyclist, odd dad, texture guy – currently living in San Luis Obispo, CA. This is my internet shack.

I design all sorts of combinations of rectangles and text boxes, mostly for screens, solely because I got good enough to get paid for it. An odd mix work ethic and ego led me to define myself through the stuff I make. Doing the work keep me humble, hungry, and engaged – Although I spend an uncomfortable amount of time torn between ascetic ideals and pragmatism.

Born and raised in France, I landed in the Bay Area in 2016 to join Opendoor. Five years later, luck struck again: GitHub. Three years and two babies later, I left. While I'm filled with gratitude, a decade in front of the screen has taken a toll. It has been complicated for me to find deep satisfaction in my contribution as a designer – rightfully so. A website is a website. Self-awareness and an allergy to grandiosity creates a tension between craft, skepticism, and my embodied experience. I talk about all this on my increasignly silly Blog.

And yet, ten years later, I'm still here. I try to focus on process more than tools. While I’m not a technologist, I’m not a monk either. I’m way too fidgety. Time outdoors, movement, and occasional meditation keep me sane. I'm restoring my default mode: AFK.