On Recruit Recruitment Website by Shogo Tabuchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Silver A' Design Award in Website and Web Design Competition Category.
SilverWeb· 2025
On Recruit Recruitment Website
Client: On Co.ltd
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Web Category
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About On Recruit Recruitment Website
This recruitment platform reimagines traditional job seeking by merging visually captivating design with a dynamic user experience. Drawing inspiration from Japanese street culture and incorporating danmaku effects, the site delivers a unique blend of aesthetics and interaction. The platform's innovative approach to presenting employer content aims to not only attract job seekers but also inspire them to engage deeply with the company's values and culture.
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About the Silver A' Design Award
On Recruit Recruitment Website is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. On Recruit Recruitment Website is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. On Recruit Recruitment Website is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The concept was born from a desire to break free from the conventional format of recruitment websites.
Rather than simply providing information, we wanted to create an experiential design that invites users to "unlock new possibilities" and engage with the brand on a more emotional and imaginative level.
Our inspiration came from the intersection of culture and technology—where street photography aesthetics, bullet-hell effects, and UX motion design coexist to convey the company's identity not as data, but as a rich worldview. We sought to craft a site that sparks curiosity and emotion before logic.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Our focus was to achieve a careful balance between expressive visual storytelling and coherent structural design.
While delivering an immersive visual experience, we ensured that the content remained clear and navigable.
We also worked hard to harmonize “playfulness and consistency.” For example, the WebGL bullet-hell animation is not just decorative—it’s thematically aligned with the concept of "unleashing potential."
Our goal was to transform moments of surprise into moments of resonance.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Rather than ending with a launch, we see this project as the beginning of a living platform that will evolve alongside our company’s narrative.
Beyond recruitment, we plan to expand its scope to express our corporate philosophy through product stories, brand initiatives, and future-forward perspectives.
Additionally, we aim to modularize some of the front-end techniques, animations, and UX patterns we developed—allowing them to be reused across future digital experiences.
Grand Interview
Your innovative integration of Japanese street culture and danmaku effects in On Recruit Recruitment Website challenges traditional recruitment platforms - could you elaborate on how this cultural fusion enhances the user experience for job seekers?
In Japan, street culture and participatory media like Niconico’s danmaku have shaped a generation of creatives who are deeply influenced by chaotic yet communal experiences. These cultural codes rarely intersect with corporate recruitment platforms, which often prioritize formality over authenticity. Our design aimed to reverse that. By blending danmaku-style visuals with refined UX, we created a sense of co-presence and dynamism that resonates with job seekers from design, fashion, and IT sectors—industries where individuality and collective energy are both highly valued. This fusion helped remove the sterile tone often seen in recruitment sites and instead positioned the company as progressive, inclusive, and rooted in cultural dialogue.
The multi-threaded animation system in On Recruit Recruitment Website manages hundreds of simultaneous visual effects without compromising performance - what inspired this technical approach and how does it serve the broader goal of connecting candidates with employers?
The technical challenge was to translate a visually dense concept like danmaku into a performant, interactive website. Inspired by the gaming industry’s use of multi-threaded rendering and offscreen canvases, we leveraged Pixi.js and a texture-based CMS system to manage hundreds of animated comments. This decision wasn’t merely technical—it was strategic. We knew from our research that job seekers in creative industries often judge company websites on both aesthetic appeal and technical sophistication. By delivering a real-time, fluid experience, we signaled to prospective candidates that this company values experimentation, advanced engineering, and expressive storytelling—all qualities that attract high-caliber talent.
How did your research showing a 35% increase in user interaction rates influence the evolution of On Recruit Recruitment Website's design, particularly in balancing visual stimulation with practical usability?
The 35% spike in interaction confirmed our hypothesis: that job seekers are not just looking for information but also a brand experience. This finding redefined our design priorities. Rather than stripping back visuals for clarity, we chose to enhance interactivity through thoughtful transitions, hover feedback, and layered storytelling. In doing so, we resisted the binary of beauty vs. usability. For modern job seekers—especially creatives—an interface that is both expressive and usable communicates that the company understands their values. It’s a silent but powerful form of cultural signaling.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This design transforms the conventional recruitment website by introducing a visually rich and technically advanced platform. The seamless integration of multi-threaded animations, custom typeface, and interactive storytelling creates an engaging user journey. Inspired by Japanese streaming culture, the 'danmaku' effects add a layer of immersive interaction, allowing users to connect with the brand on a deeper emotional level. Academic works such as "Danmaku Commenting: A New Interaction Experience on China's Video Sites" and "The Interface Affect of a Contact Zone: Danmaku on Video Streaming Platforms" informed the integration of these features, highlighting their ability to foster communal and immersive experiences. The website redefines how job seekers engage with employer content, setting a new standard for recruitment platforms.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The platform is built to support complex visual interactions, rendering hundreds of animations simultaneously without compromising performance. Using multi-threaded rendering techniques and Pixi.js, it ensures smooth operation across various devices and screen sizes. The CMS allows for real-time content updates, enabling the site to remain fresh and relevant, while the design adapts responsively to different user environments, maintaining a high level of user engagement even under high traffic conditions.
- Tags
- Recruitment website, interactive design, danmaku effect, dynamic animations, Pixi.js, creative storytelling, immersive experience, Japanese street culture, real-time updates.
- Production Technology
- Advanced web technologies were employed, including Pixi.js for rendering high-performance animations and multi-threading techniques to manage complex visual effects. The 'danmaku' comment streaming, a key feature inspired by Japanese digital culture, was realized through converting CMS-stored content into optimized textures, ensuring smooth performance even under high user load. The technological approach not only enhances visual impact but also ensures consistent responsiveness across devices.
- Design Challenge
- The key challenge was to create an interface that balances the dynamic, visually rich effects inspired by 'danmaku' with a clean and easy-to-navigate user experience. Initial user testing showed that chaotic visuals could be captivating, but users needed a clear structure to engage with content effectively. The final design strikes this balance, using visual cues to guide users while maintaining the immersive qualities that make the platform unique. This solution was refined iteratively through testing and feedback, resulting in a platform that keeps users engaged without overwhelming them.
- Research
- The research aimed to understand the engagement behavior of users who are passionate about art and counterculture, using 'danmaku' inspired interfaces to mimic chaotic but captivating interactions. Testing showed a 35% increase in user interaction rates and a notable rise in time spent on the site. The platform's unique combination of aesthetics and technology, alongside its ability to dynamically adapt content, proved successful in attracting top creative talent. Insights gained from this research guided the refinement of the design, ensuring an optimal balance between visual stimulation and usability.
- Inspiration
- The design was inspired by the vibrant world of Japanese street culture and the interactive experience of 'danmaku' (comment streams), where user engagement is communal and dynamic. Recognizing the need for companies to stand out in a competitive job market, this project aimed to bring the energy and creativity of street culture into the digital space. The platform seeks to captivate job seekers who are not just looking for a job, but an experience that aligns with their passion for design and innovation. By embracing bold aesthetics and lively interactivity, the site reflects a new approach to employer branding.
- Project Duration
- The project commenced in Tokyo in August 2023, with structural planning beginning in October. Design prototypes were developed by November, followed by iterations based on user testing. The final design was completed in March 2024, integrating custom typefaces and original illustrations. Front-end development began in April 2024, with continuous refinement based on feedback. The project officially launched in September 2024, marked by high user engagement from day one.
- Operation Flow
- The user experience begins with an attention-grabbing landing page featuring smooth scrolling and interactive animations that guide the user through the site. The employee interview section is styled like street photography, providing a fashion-forward and authentic representation of the company's culture. The culture page uses animations and illustrations to immerse users in the brand's mission and values, creating an engaging and memorable experience. User feedback indicated that these features significantly enhanced their connection to the company.
- Team Members
- Producer: MAI (ON CO.LTD.)
Art Director & Designer: Shogo Tabuchi (S5 Studios)
Front-end & Back-end Developer: Tomoya Takahashi (Orunica Inc.)
Illustrator: SEVNZEL (ON CO.LTD.)
Motion Designer: Matsuura Yasuhito
Photographer: Yoshiaki Hikinuma
Interviewer & Writer: Shunsuke Higashida - Image Credits
- All rights related to IP / Copyright / Image / Photo / Sound / Video belong to ON CO.LTD.
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