Ilnur Kalimullin
AI native design engineer
10+ years designing digital products at the intersection of AI and creativity. Lead Designer at Icons8 and Generated Media, working across product UX/UI, brand, working prototypes and product launches.
55 product launches on Product Hunt. 23 became Product of the Day.
Selected impact
Brila2026
Owned UX/UI, landing-page copy, a working Claude Code prototype and the launch of an AI website builder powered by customer reviews. Product of the Day, Week and Month on Product Hunt.
Icons8 web app2019…2026
Sole designer for brand identity and UX/UI; redesigned the product as its library grew to 1.5M icons across 45+ styles. The app serves 5M+ monthly active users and is the highest-revenue product in the Icons8 ecosystem.
Generated Photos2019…2026
Designed early promos, the core platform interface and Face Generator as part of the founding-stage team. The library now includes 2.5M+ AI-generated photos. The product reached #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt.
Icons8 MCP2025
Designed and built the landing page, wrote the copy and led the Product Hunt launch and visual direction. The product reached #2 Product of the Day and approximately 7,000 users per day at peak.
Experience
Icons82019…Present
Lead Designer. Visual consistency across products; design processes spanning product and marketing.
Generated Media2019…Present
Lead Designer. Product and brand design for generative AI, from the earliest releases onward.
Stride2014…2019
Built the design department and processes, introduced Webflow and created the studio’s design system.
Freelance2012…2014
Web design, branding and digital products.
Tools
Figma, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, HTML/CSS, Webflow, Framer, Illustrator, CapCut.