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Explore analog design using our custom installations.

In an age of infinite screens and short attention spans, presence has become a luxury. What we offer is presence over distraction through analog design, a subtle rebellion against the disposable and the digital. We believe well-placed analog installations can do more than convey information. Our iconic signage can anchor a space, shape a story, and become the moment visitors and guests remember the most. 

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Transforming Custom Flap Displays Into Brand “Wall Flipbooks”

When you walk into a room with a mechanical flap display, the first thing you notice is the flip itself. That causes you to stay…
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Analog Brand Signage for Corporate Experience Centers

As popular culture prioritizes in-person experiences over the always-online model, organizations are investing in “corporate experience centers,” a spin on the traditional HQ lobby or…
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Mechanical vs. Digital Split-Flap: Which is Right for Your Space?

For Oat Foundry, investing in screenless technology isn’t about resisting innovation. From the components inside each module to the software that controls the finished display,…
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Choosing Your Split Flap Font at Oat Foundry

Oat Foundry Split Flap displays use a signature font set by default, but we allow our customers to provide their preferred typeface. As part of…
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Rediscovered Analog: Rube Goldberg Machines

Rube Goldberg machines are delightfully over-complicated mechanisms used to complete simple tasks. But before a single domino ever fell or a precariously balanced bucket was…
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Exploring Screenless But “Smart” Analog Signage

Ask a brand team what they expect from a display, and most of them prioritize two things: aesthetics and ease of use. Here is the advantage…
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Split Flap Activation Ideas: Aligning Placemaking with Prose

What if your space could leave people with a phrase they’re still thinking about on the drive home, or stop someone mid-step who was only…
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The Pros and Cons of Digital vs Analog Displays

When brands and designers are evaluating signage for a new lobby, retail floor, or enterprise campus, they tend to start with a screen. Digital displays…
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Mechanical vs. Digital Split Flap: Comparing Aesthetics

When it comes to our installations, we see a lot of comparisons (and misconceptions) about analog technology. When asked about the aesthetic difference between our…
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How to Use a Split Flap

With Oat Foundry's family of analog technology (Split Flap and Picture Flap), the question no longer becomes: how to use a Split Flap. It becomes: how…
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Mechanical Split Flap vs. Digital Split Flap: Common Misconceptions

Here at Oat Foundry, when it comes to alternatives to our Split Flap displays, we’ve seen all the comparisons -- from the aesthetics of our…
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Mechanical Split Flap vs. Digital Split Flap: Pricing

When it comes to Split Flap pricing, we'll say it: our displays often cost more than digital simulations. The main reason comes down to quality,…
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Lobby Display Ideas for Hotels, Offices & Residential Buildings

Many brands today aim to create a more sensorial experience for customers when interacting with their brand walls.
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Rediscovered Analog: Flip Disc

Project Engineer, Colin Lew, dives into the history of the flip-disc display.
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