If you're looking for the easy route, here's something you may want to take
a look at.

Just received a few samples of these from the mfg for evaluation.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/home.php?cat=371

I was very impressed when I fired one up. A single I/O-pin is all you need.

It's like adding a small full-color LCD TV to your project, and controlling it
with simple serial commands.