There’s little doubt about the charms of a split-flap display. Watching a display build up a clear, legible message by flipping cards can be mesmerizing, whether on a retro clock radio from the 70s or ...

The Oat Foundry Split Flap Display in Motion. A Throwback to the Golden Age of Train Travel Adds to the Allure of Utopia of the Seas. The Split Flap's mechanical design, with motion and sound, brings ...

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the many great hacks of the past week. Just in case you missed the fact that we’re living in the cyberpunk future, you can now pop off your ...

One solution to the challenge of standing out in a sea of LED video walls and digital signage is to go completely in the other direction – analog. The problem, of course, is that updating old-school, ...

Recently, I've become enamored with split flap display and have been ideating on a project to create a modular unit that you string together and it displays strings. This is the primary physical ...

Long-time and frequent travelers may already be familiar with split-flap boards which deliver relevant information in an audible and visual treat for the senses. Now, the company Oat Foundry has ...

The Vestaboard Note can display 45 characters, forcing you to be more concise with your inspirational messages. The Vestaboard Note can display 45 characters, forcing you to be more concise with your ...

Photoshop CC tutorial showing how to recreate the dramatic, split-flap display from the "Non-Stop" movie trailer.

The famous Solari board from Philadelphia's 30th Street Station can now be viewed at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The board, also know as a split-flap board, was a staple in the ...

The original Vestaboard revived and modernized the split-flap mechanical displays that were once a mainstay of airports and train stations around the world, but at $3,499 it put a steep price on ...