PresentationPoint has launched Split-Flap TV in a bid to bring the power and beauty of the traditional split-flap display to a wider audience. By offering the format as a digital display board ...
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 iconic split-flap board at 30th Street Station was removed this past weekend, but with any luck a new (and similarly noisy) board will take its place. While the novelty of the original, vintage ...
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, ...
Split-flap mechanical signs are sadly a relic of a bygone era — while the famous, clacking boards were once used in train stations the world over, advances in technology have seen most of them retired ...
The Split-Flap TV, inspired by the nostalgic departure boards reminiscent of railway stations and airports, pays homage to a bygone era where information unfurled through the charming clicking and ...
As cool as split-flap clocks and displays are, they do have a few disadvantages. The mechanism sticks out on the side, and the whole thing relies on gravity. Some people don’t care for the visual ...
This article originally appeared on PlanPhilly. The beloved split-flap sign at 30th Street Station, in Philadelphia, may have earned an 11th hour reprieve following public outcry over a proposal to ...