Anil Creates
Product & UX  ·  London

Anil Bhima

I'm a certified product manager and a UX designer — both, deliberately. You know the story about the six blind men and the elephant — one feels the leg and swears it's a tree, another the trunk and calls it a snake, each man claiming something different for the part he holds? Product without design, or design without product, works a lot like that. Holding both — the quant and the qual — is what lets me see the whole elephant.

This double lens runs through every project in this portfolio: a product manager's nose for what's worth building, and a designer's ear for what users are really saying and eye for the small details — the combination that lets me champion what users actually need and ship something that genuinely delights.

I took my own idea from a napkin to a living product back in the early iPhone era (think iPhone 3) — it picked up a UCL innovation award along the way — then helped a fair few founders do the same, and worked with companies at all stages on whatever the brief needed in between. If you feel you have something I can help with, I'm always happy to talk — no pitch deck required.

Off the clock — I.

A street photographer, given a camera and a city.

I picked up a camera during the 2020 lockdown and pointed it at London. I love combining my two favourite things — walking and photography — and street photography is my jam. Paired with a leave-the-phone-at-home policy, a Casio watch and a Sony Walkman in aeroplane mode, it's my Zen day — my twist on a screen-off digital detox for a precious few hours.

Beach huts, Brighton
Beach huts, Brighton
Golden hour, Columbia Road
Golden hour, Columbia Road
The 99 — Sunday
The 99 — Sunday
Table for one
Table for one
Belgravia
Belgravia
Shoreditch, afternoon
Shoreditch, afternoon
Borough Market
Borough Market
Barbican, lockdown
Barbican, lockdown
Pink, on the high street
Pink, on the high street
Sunglasses, summer
Sunglasses, summer
Blossom season
Blossom season
Jubilee, in full colour
Jubilee, in full colour
Shared joke
Shared joke
Chess in the park
Chess in the park
Southbank, mid-stride
Southbank, mid-stride
A pause on the bench
A pause on the bench
A quiet read
A quiet read
Two Morris Minors
Two Morris Minors
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Off the clock — II.

Still on the 1210s.

I still collect music and it's my Qobuz subscription that gathers dust! I fuel the design and the project work with the perfect soundtrack pulled off these shelves — the quickest way I know to get into the flow, and stay there.

Anil's record and CD collection on shelves with hi-fi and turntables
Unlocking Creativity
Off the clock — III.

A regular in London's galleries.

I'm a member of a handful of them. A good exhibition just inspires me, and I love meeting interesting, like-minded people while I'm there.

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Anil Bhima
Product & UX · London