481 - llnur Kalimullin

llnur Kalimullin is a design enthusiast with over 10 years of experience.

He is currently a Product Designer at Icons8 and Generated Media. He is behind the designs of almost all interfaces in the company, including Icons website, Illustration Generator, and Generated Photos that are seen and used by 1,500,000+ designers and developers around the world.

He has 50+ launches on Product Hunt with 21 of them finishing in the top 5 of the day.

Twitter (X) → x.com/ikalimullin
Instagram → instagram.com/kalimullin
LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/ilnur-kalimullin

llnur's Workspace Tour

Hardware

• IKEA FLOTTILJ lamp
• IKEA FREKVENS portable speaker
• Twist & Lock Blocks fidget toy
• Pentax Spotmatic film camera
• Moleskin notebook
• Muji pen
• Apple AirPods 3
• Laptop stand from Ali Express
• Apple Magic Keyboard and Mouse
• Microsoft Modern Mobile Mouse (spare)
• Siku Massey Ferguson toy tractor
• PO-33 K.O! micro sampler

Software

• Figma
• Pichon by Icons8
• ChatGPT
• Bitwarden
• Notion + Calendar
• Things
• Eagle
• Cursor
• Lightroom
• GenYOU

What’s the most recent item you’ve added to your workspace?

Pomodoro timer. Physical one, not an app.

What’s one change you’d like to make to your current workspace?

I’ve been itching to try a standing setup, so I’d swap out my desk legs for adjustable ones.

How do you spark creativity?

Depends on the day—sometimes music does the trick, sometimes a quick scroll through Pinterest or Arena, and other times I’ll just mess around with Claude or ChatGPT.

What does your typical day look like?

Morning routine (meditation, breakfast, shower)

Work (messages, tasks, calls)

Walk break (park + coffee)

More work (quieter stretch, fewer distractions)

Tennis (occasionally)

Chill time (movies, cafes, catching up with friends, etc.)

What do you enjoy most about working from home?

Spending more time with my wife, having the freedom to set my own schedule, and skipping the commute—both the time and the cost.