According to the project’s GitHub repository, it looks as though each split-flap has thirteen unique positions. The first ten are for numerals 0 through 9, and the rest are either blank, or used to ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

This modern incarnation of a vintage display technology is making its mark in myriad locations, including retro art installations. All I can say is that my chum Rick Curl has a lot to answer for, ...