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Independent studio · Open to ambitious ideas

Ideas, expertlybrought to life.

Ember Oak Studios turns ambitious concepts into memorable digital products-with senior engineering judgment, creative curiosity, and over 20 years in technology.

Explore the work Tell me your idea
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One experienced engineer, close collaboration, no hand-offs into the unknown.

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From first spark

Idea → Product
Thoughtful UXSolid engineeringShipped
Experience 20+ years in technology
Built to launchnot just to impress
Product · Design · Engineering ·
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Selected work

Made to be used.
Built to be remembered.

A growing collection of public products from Ember Oak Studios. Every project links directly to the real thing.

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Mobile product 2026

AnimateMyRoute

A playful Android app that turns Google Maps routes, GPX files and hand-picked stops into polished map videos for travel stories.

  • Product design
  • Android
  • Web
  • Motion

The studio

Small by design.
Deep by experience.

Ember Oak Studios is an independent studio for founders and brands who care about both the big idea and the tiny details.

After more than two decades across IT and technology, Ember Oak Studios was founded by William Fitzpatrick to get closer to the work: one idea, one thoughtful product, and one accountable partner from first conversation to launch.

William's career has included engineering work around luxury retail, global ecommerce, point-of-sale and applicant tracking systems.

Senior hands, start to finish.Strategy · design thinking · engineering · launch

Career experience spans

Luxury retailGlobal ecommercePOSATS platforms

What I bring

Craft at every layer.

Enough range to see the whole product. Enough experience to know which details matter.

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Product thinking

Shape the right problem before polishing the solution. Clear priorities, useful decisions, and a product people can understand.

Discover · define · de-risk
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Engineering depth

Fast, dependable builds with the architecture and finish to keep moving after launch.

Web · mobile · systems
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Experience design

Useful interfaces with rhythm, character and just enough surprise to stay with someone.

UX · motion · interaction
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Launch partnership

The finish line is a live, useful product-not a folder of hand-off files.

How ideas move

From “what if?”
to “it's live.”

A direct, collaborative path with enough structure to move confidently and enough flexibility to discover something better.

  1. 01
    Listen

    Find the real spark

    We get clear on the ambition, the audience, and what success needs to feel like.

  2. 02
    Shape

    Make the idea tangible

    Flows, prototypes and technical choices turn uncertainty into a product direction.

  3. 03
    Build

    Sweat the useful details

    The product comes together in working increments-fast, testable and carefully made.

  4. 04
    Launch

    Put it in people's hands

    Ship with confidence, learn from reality, and keep improving what matters.

Wonder in the idea.✦Rigour in the build.✦Care in every detail.✦