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A creative studio spanning UI/UX, web services, and product development

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Execution-focused design support across business, technology, and design

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About Us

Flatbitstudio is a small, focused creative studio based in Shima, Mie. We value creating maximum impact from the leanest structure.

Built through planning, design, development, and operation across our own projects, including Fortune and the artist project DST61, we support UI/UX design, web service development, app development, product development, and branding. AI is not the goal; we use it as a creative support tool for research, prototyping, validation, and production efficiency.

Services

Design partner

Design Partner

From project-based work to ongoing support, we work as a design partner alongside your business. We support UI improvement, design review, and production progress at the right level of involvement.

UI/UX and Web Design

UI/UX and Web Design

We support information architecture, screen design, usability improvement, and CMS implementation for apps, web services, and corporate websites. We have experience across B2B and B2C.

Design team development

Design Team Development

We support internal training, hiring support, and external team building. We help create design systems and teams that can keep improving.

Product development and design

Design and Product Development

We support product planning, industrial design, packaging, prototyping, manufacturing, and distribution. We are especially strong in small D2C products and validation-stage product development.

External CDO support

External CDO Support

As an external CDO, we support companies and teams with design strategy, organizational structure, and quality management. We also support new businesses and design team launches.

Small-scale IT service development

Small-Scale IT Service Development

We build small SaaS products, admin dashboards, workflow tools, Chrome extensions, and other IT services that can start lean. We also use low-code, no-code, Next.js, and Firestore when appropriate.

Featured Project

Fortune

Fortune is a web app for receiving anonymous messages, music, and gentle words as random discoveries. It offers a small experience that quietly supports the day, away from the pressure of social reactions and replies. It is a core Flatbitstudio project covering planning, UI/UX, web service development, content design, and social expression.

  • Anonymous messages
  • Music discovery
  • Random discoveries
  • Gentle support
Fortune product presentation visual Fortune app screen

Artist Project

DST61

DST61 is an artist project spanning cyberpunk, metal, electro, and pop. Through music, characters, video, and social expression, it expands its own worldbuilding. It is an in-house project where Flatbitstudio practices creative planning, visual design, and content operation.

  • Music
  • Visual Worldbuilding
  • Character
  • SNS / Video
DST61 character visual

Works

From UI/UX design, apps, and web services to products, apparel, spatial design, games, and paper products. Browse selected work by category and swipe horizontally.

UI/UX Design Smart Watch
G-SQUAD PRO
UI/UXSmart Watch

G-SQUAD PRO

Designed watch face UI with attention to branding, readability, and battery life. UI/UX design.

Casio
UI/UX Design Smart Watch
PRO TREK Smart
UI/UXSmart Watch

PRO TREK Smart

Designed watch face UI with attention to branding, readability, and battery life. UI/UX design.

Casio
UI/UX Design Smart Watch
PRO TREK Smart
UI/UXSmart Watch

PRO TREK Smart

Designed watch face UI with attention to branding, readability, and battery life. UI/UX design.

Casio
UI/UX Design Smart Watch
PRO TREK Smart
UI/UXSmart Watch

PRO TREK Smart

Designed watch face UI with attention to branding, readability, and battery life. UI/UX design.

Casio
UI/UX Design Smart Watch
PRO TREK Smart
UI/UXSmart Watch

PRO TREK Smart

Designed watch face UI with attention to branding, readability, and battery life. UI/UX design.

Casio
UI/UX App Design
G'z Eye
UI/UXAppiOSAndroid

G'z Eye

Designed app UI with brand-fit UI/UX and simple, easy operation. UI/UX design.

Casio
UI/UX App Design
Aerophone Pro Editor
UI/UXAppiOSAndroid

Aerophone Pro Editor

Created an intuitive UI by simplifying customization while considering stage usability. UI/UX design.

Roland
UI/UX App Design
Aerophone mini Plus
UI/UXAppiOSAndroid

Aerophone mini Plus

A friendly, simple UI design that is easy to understand even for beginner musicians. UI/UX design.

Roland
UI/UX App Design
Aerophone GO Plus
UI/UXAppiOSAndroid

Aerophone GO Plus

A simple, intuitive UI for core operations. UI/UX design.

Roland
UI/UX Desktop App Design
Graphics Presenter
UI/UXDesktop

Graphics Presenter

A professional AV controller app designed for intuitive, simple operation. UI/UX design and content structure consulting.

Roland
Mood Pan
Mood Pan
UI/UXAppiOSAndroid

Mood Pan

Designed to create a soft, approachable visual and interaction experience that fits the product world.

Roland
Space Design
Space Design
Space

Space Design

Exhibition booth design for Swinkels Family Brewers Japan 2025.

Fortune web app
Fortune
ProductWeb AppUI/UX

Fortune

A web app for receiving anonymous messages, music, and gentle words as random discoveries. We handle planning, UI/UX, web service development, and social expression end to end.

Fortune
DST61 artist project
DST61
ProductMusicVisual

DST61

An artist project spanning cyberpunk, metal, electro, and pop. It expands its world through music, characters, video, and social expression.

DST61
BookMaker
BookMaker
ProductNext.jsReact

BookMaker

An app that automates novel planning through EPUB output locally.

Amazon
xAIxtags
xAIxtags
ProductNext.jsReact

xAIxtags

A creator rights protection system for the AI era.
An opt-out management platform for AI training. Tag your work to prove its origin, protect creator rights, and manage consent for AI learning. Proof-of-concept version.

xAIxTags
CALNYAO
CALNYAO
ProductNext.jsReact

CALNYAO

A simple calendar distribution service for fan communities.

CALNYAO
Gradience
Gradience
ExtensionAppChrome

Gradience

Customize new tabs with beautiful animated gradients.

Bring expressive gradient motion to every new tab.

Chrome Web Store
OGP Clearify
OGP Clearify
ExtensionAppChrome

OGP Clearify

A multilingual Chrome extension for OGP checking and social cache clearing.
OGP Clearify - an OGP and social preview tool.

Chrome Web Store
TabGroupLockr
TabGroupLockr
UI/UXExtensionAppChrome

TabGroupLockr

A Google Chrome extension that lets you save, restore, and hide tab groups with PIN protection.

Chrome Web Store
STRESS OUT Chrome extension game
STRESS OUT
ExtensionAppChrome

STRESS OUT

A Chrome extension game playable in the browser. Planned, designed, and developed as a short pixel-art experience for quick breaks.

Chrome Web Store
App Development
Flick+Calc
UI/UXAppiOS

Flick+Calc

A simple calculator operated only by flick gestures. An in-house product planned and designed from scratch. Supports iOS and watchOS. Currently unpublished.

App Development
Dlive2
UI/UXAppiOS

Dlive2

An app for setting photos and animated GIFs with customizable UI colors. Features simple gestures and operation. Planned and designed in-house. Currently unpublished.

Product Design Product Design
Wavielle
ProductiPhone Case Shield

Wavielle

A special dress-up shield that elegantly captures gentle daylight or moonlight at night. Planned and designed as a prototype.

Wavielle
Product Design Product Design
Sumahara
ProductApparel

Sumahara

A case that protects an iPhone three-dimensionally with a single film. Adopted by banks and other organizations. Planned, designed, and sold. No longer available.

Release
Product Design Product Design
Selfie Frame
ProductEyeware

Selfie Frame

A patented paper frame system for easily creating original design frames by separating paper with a frame. Planned and designed as a prototype.

Apparel Design Apparel Design
GH05T
ProductApparel

GH05T

GHOST, a transparent mask that became a major hit mainly in Hong Kong and was used at film and music festivals. Planned, designed, sold, and patented. No longer available.

Release
Apparel Design Apparel Design
AN+ti
ProductApparel

AN+ti

A one-piece molded resin mask. Planned, designed, and sold. No longer available.

Release
Apparel Design
KURIWO
ProductApparel

KURIWO

An ultra-thin, lightweight accessory item with no structural stitching or metal fittings. Planned, designed, sold, and design-registered. No longer available.

Apparel Design Apparel Design Apparel Design
Nu:was
ProductApparel

Nu:was

An ultra-thin, lightweight accessory item with no structural stitching or metal fittings. Planned, designed, sold, and design-registered. No longer available.

Release
Product Design Product Design Product Design
ZENFLOW
ProductApparel

ZENFLOW

A design case for asthma medication, created around the idea that medicine can be cute too. Planned and designed as a mockup.

Game Design Game Design
SNAPPY DOGS
UI/UXAppiOSGame

SNAPPY DOGS

A casual game based on the HEY & YO call-and-response concept. A simple hip-hop pixel-art game planned and designed in-house. Supports iOS and Android. Currently unpublished.

Game Design Game Design
TRAP CHAT
UI/UXAppiOSGame

TRAP CHAT

A competitive chat concept with game mechanics and win/loss outcomes. Planned and designed in-house. Supports iOS and Android. Currently unpublished.

TOFU FIGHT TOFU FIGHT
TOFU FIGHT
UI/UXAppiOSGame

TOFU FIGHT

A casual game where you keep slicing tofu while avoiding items such as frogs. A simple design game for iOS and Android. Currently unpublished.

Paper Item Design Paper Item Design Paper Item Design
Watch Easel
ProductPaper

Watch Easel

A paper G-SHOCK stand. Planned, designed, and sold. No longer available.

Release
Paper Item Design Paper Item Design
Game Pad Stand
ProductPaper

Game Pad Stand

A paper game controller stand. Planned, designed, and sold. No longer available.

Release
Paper Item Design
Gadget Stand
ProductPaper

Gadget Stand

A paper gadget stand. Planned, designed, and sold. No longer available.

Release
Paper Item Design
SNAPPY DOGS Card Game
ProductPaperGame

SNAPPY DOGS Card Game

Planned and designed as a promotional card game adaptation of the app mechanics. Mockup only.

Paper Item Design
AMA Board Game
ProductPaperGame

AMA Board Game

A board game concept inspired by the ama divers of Ise-Shima. Planned and designed as a mockup.

Product AI
Auto short Movie
ProductPythonAI

Auto short Movie

Short video generation using Python and AI. It turns wiki-style articles into scripts and videos.

Youtube

Design Philosophy

By organizing what is unnecessary and focusing on what truly matters, we maximize clarity and speed of execution. Beyond visual expression, we connect technology, business, organization, marketing, and intellectual property to design creative work that balances identity and results.

The Role of a Filter

We think deeply, identify the structure, and distill it into simple output. What matters is not adding decoration, but shaping things so they are easier to judge, easier to use, and easier to move forward.

Plans & Pricing

Based on practical experience in UI/UX, web services, product development, and branding, we offer support plans for different needs.

Advisor

Starter Plan

¥55,000 + / month
  • Consultation
  • Design review and improvement
  • Regular meeting: once a month / 1-2 hours
  • Online or in-person consultation

3, 6, or 12 month contract

Contact

Partner

Recommended Plan

¥385,000 + / month
  • Chief Design Officer (CDO)
  • Participate as a strategic advisor
  • Multidisciplinary support
  • Regular meetings: four times a month / 1-2 hours

12 month contract

Contact

* Travel expenses may be charged separately for in-person meetings.
Prices include tax. Custom plans are also available.

Team

Members with experience in design, marketing, IT, intellectual property, and business development support the decisions and execution needed to move your business forward.

Yasumasa Obata

Yasumasa Obata

CEO, Flatbitstudio,Inc.

With more than 30 years of experience across industries, he has grown alongside many companies and helps turn business visions into concrete form.

Hitoshi Sakurada

Hitoshi Sakurada

CEO, Wide Open Marketing Inc.

A marketing designer with experience supporting more than 200 B2B and B2C companies, from marketing strategy and branding to practical execution.

Shinichiro Kadota

Shinichiro Kadota

CEO, LINKSPACES Inc.

After corporate service planning and IT consulting at NTT, he drove new business creation at AWS. He now works as an executive and advisor for multiple companies.

Masaya Fukunaga

Masaya Fukunaga

Patent Attorney, Hokusetsu International Patent Office

A patent attorney with more than 2,000 patent cases, mainly in software-related inventions. Specializes in marketable IP strategy using marketing insight.

Kazuhiko Omura

Kazuhiko Omura

Founder, Flatier

As an external CAMPFIRE partner, he has supported projects totaling 1.1 billion yen. Founder of the hybrid business salon Flatier and FlatierMedia.

Common Questions

We want to improve UI/UX and usability

Through screen design, flow organization, UI/UX design, and design review, we shape interfaces that are easy to use and easy to understand. User-perspective validation is available when needed.

Our internal design capacity is limited

We support you as an external design partner to supplement internal resources and expertise. Beyond production, we can organize decision criteria, train internal teams, and build external teams.

We want to discuss new product planning or development

We support product planning, product design, package design, branding, prototyping, production, and sales planning. We validate in small steps and shape the product so its value is clear.

We want to launch a service but lack resources

We support planning, design, and development for lean web services, admin dashboards, workflow tools, and Chrome extensions. AI, low-code, no-code, and Next.js/Firestore are used when they help move execution faster. We can support from MVP design through staged improvement.

We want design strategy in the organization but do not know where to start

As an external CDO, we support design strategy, structure, review systems, and quality management. We connect business perspective and design perspective to create a system that can keep improving.

We want to take on a new challenge but need design ideas for an unfamiliar business

For new businesses and unfamiliar fields, we start with market research, user understanding, and competitor analysis. Through prototyping, we quickly shape hypotheses and refine a unique value proposition.

Contact

From UI/UX and web services to product development, branding, and design team development, tell us where you are now and what you are trying to solve.
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