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Chandler LabsHOSPITALITY CREATIVE STUDIO
New specialty · Digital signage

Menus that move.
Sales that stand out.

Custom animated TV menu boards for bars, restaurants, cafés and food trucks. Cinematic food photography, smooth zooms and pans, clear descriptions and prices that update from a spreadsheet—not baked into the artwork.

Explore the live menu prototype ↓
Gourmet burger
House favorites · made fresh

The Smokehouse Burger

Smoked cheddar, crisp onion, house sauce and a toasted brioche bun.

$14.95
CHANDLER LABS · MOTION MENU DESIGN

More than a slideshow

A designed visual experience with menu content kept separate from the animation.

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Motion that feels premium

Ken Burns-style zoom, pan, crossfades and timed transitions—without Adobe Flash.

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Theme-matched food imagery

Choose a cuisine, mood or brand direction. We create a consistent image style for the menu.

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Spreadsheet-driven prices

Upload a menu CSV to update names, descriptions, categories and prices without rebuilding the screen artwork.

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TV-ready layouts

Designed for 16:9 screens above the counter, with single-screen or multi-screen menu layouts.

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Daypart scheduling

Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner, happy-hour and late-night menus so the right content appears at the right time.

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US-based software support

Get help from a US-based support contact for menu updates, spreadsheet questions and playback troubleshooting.

Menu board packages

Illustrative launch pricing. Final quote depends on menu size, number of screens and custom image requirements.

Starter Board

$349

One custom animated 16:9 menu board.

  • Up to 8 menu items
  • One visual theme
  • Food imagery direction
  • CSV price update template
  • MP4 delivery for TV playback
  • CSV template and update instructions
  • US-based setup support
Most flexible

Signature Menu Set

$699

A coordinated set of animated screens for a full menu.

  • Up to 3 coordinated screens
  • Up to 24 menu items
  • Custom image styling
  • Motion transitions and timing
  • Spreadsheet-driven menu data
  • MP4 delivery for each screen
  • CSV-driven menu content and price updates
  • Daypart schedule plan
  • US-based software support

Managed Menu

$99 / month

For businesses that change menus and prices regularly.

  • Menu and price update service
  • Seasonal feature rotations
  • Promotional screen refreshes
  • Revision allowance defined by plan
  • Daypart and seasonal refresh scheduling
  • US-based software support
  • Requires an initial menu-board build

Support that continues after installation

A menu board should be easy to keep current—not a project the owner is afraid to touch.

US-based software supportDirect help with spreadsheet formatting, menu content updates, playback setup and common troubleshooting.
Daypart & promotion schedulingPlan different menus for breakfast, lunch, dinner, happy hour and seasonal campaigns—without rebuilding the artwork.
Owner-friendly update workflowKeep a simple menu spreadsheet. Change a price or description, upload the file, preview the result and publish the updated board.

Try the menu board builder

Change the theme, watch the motion preview and upload a CSV to populate the menu content. This is a browser prototype using sample imagery.

Customize the prototype

Spreadsheet columns
category,item,description,price,image

Example:
Burgers,Smokehouse Burger,"Smoked cheddar and house sauce",14.95,burger

Use an optional image keyword such as burger, taco, coffee, bbq or seafood. Prices and text are populated from the file. The prototype maps image keywords to its sample image library.

Live TV preview

16:9 screen
Menu item
DINER FAVORITES

FRESH · MADE TO ORDER

The preview rotates through menu items automatically. Menu data updates when a CSV is loaded. Sample food photography is loaded from Unsplash and requires an internet connection.

What the customer receives
Discovery and visual direction · Custom food-image selection or creation plan · Animated menu-board design with smooth pan, zoom and transitions · Static, readable menu names, descriptions and prices populated from structured data · CSV/Excel-compatible update template · TV-ready 16:9 MP4 exports · Playback setup guidance · US-based software support · Optional daypart scheduling and monthly menu refresh service.

Important: The prototype demonstrates the content workflow. A production package would include a validated customer spreadsheet, approved image set, final screen dimensions, playback testing on the customer's TV/signage player and a documented update process.