I'm Mao, a product designer at Blink.
Originally from Japan, now based in SoCal. I work with clients like JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, and SoCalGas.

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8

Clients

Finance, fintech, enterprise tech, utilities, media, and gaming across both consumer and B2B products

8

Clients

Finance, fintech, enterprise tech, utilities, media, and gaming across both consumer and B2B products

8

Clients

Finance, fintech, enterprise tech, utilities, media, and gaming across both consumer and B2B products

22M+

customers

Redesigned authenticated portal flows for one of the largest gas utilities in the U.S.

22M+

customers

Redesigned authenticated portal flows for one of the largest gas utilities in the U.S.

22M+

customers

Redesigned authenticated portal flows for one of the largest gas utilities in the U.S.

3

environments

Startup, in-house, and agency. Each taught me something different, so I read the room fast and adapt my process to the team, not the other way around.

3

environments

Startup, in-house, and agency. Each taught me something different, so I read the room fast and adapt my process to the team, not the other way around.

3

environments

Startup, in-house, and agency. Each taught me something different, so I read the room fast and adapt my process to the team, not the other way around.

6+

years of experience

End-to-end ownership across research, design systems, and dev handoff for enterprise and consumer products.

6+

years of experience

End-to-end ownership across research, design systems, and dev handoff for enterprise and consumer products.

6+

years of experience

End-to-end ownership across research, design systems, and dev handoff for enterprise and consumer products.

Project Snapshot

Client work through Blink, plus prior roles

ProjectDescriptionYearResearchStrategyIA & FlowsVisualPrototypeTestDev collab
FloatMe
Fintech
Membership conversion optimization2026
CorebridgeSee case study
Insurance
Firewall certification tool for internal security teams2026
Qualcomm '25
Tech
Various web marketing and product page design2025
Wells Fargo
Finance
Error-review flows for internal money movement2024
JP Morgan
Finance
Self-serve supplier payments platform2024
Qualcomm '24
Tech
Marketing components and design system alignment2024
SoCalGasSee case study
Utilities
My Account and SoCalGas.com redesign2023
Car & Driver
Media
Envisioning vehicle research and purchase2023
Qualcomm '22
Tech
A suite of developer tools for commercial scale2022
Microsoft
Tech
Certification learning experience2022
DraftKings
Sports gaming
Component library and IA for a fantasy sports app2021
Channy
Social gaming
Social features for a Japanese avatar gaming app2014–16

About Me

I design best when I listen first, bring different perspectives together, and balance the craft with the why. When I close my laptop, I'm out on a trail somewhere.

  • Minimalist Composition with Spheres
  • Person Walking Against Two-Toned Wall
  • Elegant Hydration_ Citrus and Sky
  • Potted Plant Against Vivid Yellow Backdrop
  • Colorful Coats in Motion

Points of View

Japanese Design

How cultural cognition shapes why Japanese digital interfaces look the way they do and why that's not a design failure.

Studio Ghibli Design

What Miyazaki's design philosophy reveals about holistic thinking, visual density, and building worlds people believe in.

Onomatopoeia and Design

How Japanese sound words like fuwa fuwa, kira kira, and goro goro can inform the feel of typography, motion, and UI texture.

About Me

I design best when I listen first, bring different perspectives together, and balance the craft with the why. When I close my laptop, I'm out on a trail somewhere.

  • Minimalist Composition with Spheres
  • Person Walking Against Two-Toned Wall
  • Elegant Hydration_ Citrus and Sky
  • Potted Plant Against Vivid Yellow Backdrop
  • Colorful Coats in Motion

I design best when I listen first, bring different perspectives together, and balance the craft with the why. When I close my laptop, I'm out on a trail somewhere.

  • Minimalist Composition with Spheres
  • Person Walking Against Two-Toned Wall
  • Elegant Hydration_ Citrus and Sky
  • Potted Plant Against Vivid Yellow Backdrop
  • Colorful Coats in Motion

Points of View

Japanese Design

How cultural cognition shapes why Japanese digital interfaces look the way they do and why that's not a design failure.

Studio Ghibli Design

What Miyazaki's design philosophy reveals about holistic thinking, visual density, and building worlds people believe in.

Onomatopoeia and Design

How Japanese sound words like fuwa fuwa, kira kira, and goro goro can inform the feel of typography, motion, and UI texture.

Points of View

Japanese Design

How cultural cognition shapes why Japanese digital interfaces look the way they do and why that's not a design failure.

Studio Ghibli Design

What Miyazaki's design philosophy reveals about holistic thinking, visual density, and building worlds people believe in.

Onomatopoeia and Design

How Japanese sound words like fuwa fuwa, kira kira, and goro goro can inform the feel of typography, motion, and UI texture.

maotsuki.design@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/maotsuki

Let’s connect.

maotsuki.design@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/maotsuki

Let’s build together.

mao@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/mao-otsuki

Let’s build together.