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Anunay Chauhan

Creative Tech, Designer

Poppy app hero screen
Poppy Smart Reminders screen
Poppy nearby search action
Poppy Coming Up screen
Texting Poppy in iMessage
Poppy health and activity summary
Poppy home and lock screen widgets
Poppy health activity detail
Poppy app hero screen
Poppy Smart Reminders screen
Poppy nearby search action
Poppy Coming Up screen
Texting Poppy in iMessage
Poppy health and activity summary
Poppy home and lock screen widgets
Poppy health activity detail

Welcome

I’m a designer and creative technologist passionate about how we live and work with technology.


Most recently I helped build Poppy, a calmer way to use the device you already carry. Poppy catches what's important across all of your apps, so you can stay informed and be more present. Featured on TechCrunch, 9to5mac, Verge and more.

My work sits at the intersection of digital products, physical interfaces and first-principles thinking. I focus on intuitive, human-centered experiences that reduce noise, foster clarity and help people stay present in an increasingly connected world.

Through Antler’s NYC residency, I consulted with early-stage startups, helping teams shape their products through UX strategy, early ideation, UI design and content systems.

Personally, I’m focused on the next chapter of my journey, exploring how technology and new interaction models can make our relationship with devices more personal, calm, and human.

I studied Communication Design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with double minors in UX/UI and Entrepreneurship.

Always open to conversations about designing meaningful, thoughtful products for the future, feel free to reach out.

I enjoy working with creative community driven companies who co-create with their users

Campus Advocate
Figma

Community Consultant
Humane (now HQ IQ)

Community Insider
Nothing.tech, OnePlus, OPPO

Founding Team
The Media Club

Board Member
AIGA Design Pratt Chapter

Browser Company Ambassador
The Browser Company of NY

MEET POPPY

Poppy app shown on three iPhones

Poppy was a proactive assistant we built at Second Nature Computing.

It connected context across your everyday apps to bring the right reminder or action forward when it mattered.

It lived in three places: the app, iMessage and WhatsApp, and a system of widgets.
The idea was that our phones could understand more of our day and ask less of our attention, so people no longer had to jump between apps to piece things together.

My work spanned product design, brand, marketing, storytelling and launch, from shaping how Poppy looked and felt to helping people understand what it could do and why it mattered.

Learn more at getpoppy.app.

Poppy was a proactive assistant we built at Second Nature Computing.

It connected context across your everyday apps to bring the right reminder or action forward when it mattered.

It lived in three places: the app, iMessage and WhatsApp, and a system of widgets.
The idea was that our phones could understand more of our day and ask less of our attention, so people no longer had to jump between apps to piece things together.

My work spanned product design, brand, marketing, storytelling and launch, from shaping how Poppy looked and felt to helping people understand what it could do and why it mattered.

Learn more at getpoppy.app.

HUNTING HUES

Hunting Hues is a playful iOS app I’m building. It’s a daily color hunt that invites you to slow down and notice the world around you.


Each day brings a new color to find. Spot it nearby, capture it with your camera, and slowly build a photo diary of the things you might otherwise walk past.


The look came out of Squish Lab, a playground inside the app created where I tested one squishy, shape in every moment, and now it’s the shutter, the save seal, the dial and the icon. Give it a shot! :)


I tuned the motion by feel on the phone itself, using DialKit to adjust springs and timing live until each press, snap and wobble felt right.


Color matching happens entirely on device. The camera reads each frame as you move and tells you the moment the color is in view, and your photos never have to leave your device.


Hunting Hues is in TestFlight now and coming to the App Store soon!

MEET SideKICk

Sidekick is an ongoing design exploration project a context-aware, distraction-free companion designed to make personal technology more human.


It’s an ambient display that adapts to your environment, helping you stay present and productive without overwhelming you with notifications or noise.


Inspired by simple, single purpose tools like the iPod and Walkman, Sidekick brings focus and clarity back to everyday interactions with tech.


Visit the landing page to learn more about the vision behind Sidekick here.

CONTACT

Email

hi@anunay.tech

LinkedIn

/in/anunayc/

X/Twitter

@byAnunay

THANK YOU FOR VISITING!