# Split-Flap Departure Board: motion graphics style

> Mechanical split-flap modules clatter through the alphabet and settle one by one on the word, above rows of fictional departures that scramble and update. The station and airport board look, great for travel, events, launches and countdowns.

- Category: [Sci-fi UI & Modern Web](https://aimotions.art/category/sci-fi-ui-modern-web/)
- Also known as: split flap display, flip board animation, departure board, mechanical flap display, flap display text, airport board, station board
- Demo built with: CSS · Energy: Lively · Background: Dark bg
- Live demo: https://aimotions.art/styles/split-flap-board/
- Spanish version: https://aimotions.art/es/estilos/split-flap-board/

## Prompt (replace [TEXT] with your text)

```text
Recreate a mechanical split-flap departure board spelling [TEXT]. A dark board housing with a "DEPARTURES" header and a row of large charcoal flap modules, each with a thin black split line across the middle and tiny hinge pins. Every module flips rapidly through the alphabet in order, about fifteen flips per second: the upper half folds down over the lower half, darkening as it turns, and each module stops on its letter of [TEXT] at a different moment, giving a clattering, staggered rhythm. Letters are off-white condensed bold capitals. Below, smaller rows of fictional times, destinations, platforms and remarks in amber monospace scramble and settle. Hold, flip everything back to blank and loop.
```

## Visual DNA

- Charcoal flap modules with a hard split line and hinge pins
- Each flap flips through the drum alphabet in order and stops at its letter
- Upper half folds down over the lower half with a shading pass
- Off-white condensed caps for the hero row, amber monospace for the timetable
- Fictional destination rows that scramble and settle with a staggered rhythm

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How to cite: Split-Flap Departure Board, aimotions, https://aimotions.art/styles/split-flap-board/