Author archive for Jay Decator

5 Minute Candles

Ingenuity comes in many packages. Designed to look like a book of matches, each book holds 10 small candles that can be lit while still in the “matchbook” for an instant birthday party without the cake. Or be a traditionalist, break them off and put them on the cake. One pack equals 4 books: pink,… Continue reading…

Florida court rules against debt-collection efforts on social media

A Florida court has ruled that a debt collector cannot use social networks to contact a debtor or her contacts. The plaintiff said MarkOne Financial representatives used Facebook to contact her friends as part of a larger campaign to get her to pay her bills; her harassment suit against MarkOne is still pending. “It’s dangerous… Continue reading…

In a nutshell…

An Australian company turns macadamia nutshells into beautiful household objects.

brandt ronat + company Wins Awards At 2011 ADDYs

brandt ronat + company was honored with five ADDY awards in the local competition, hosted by the American Advertising Federation-Space Coast. We would like to thank our wonderful clients who continue to challenge us to create the very best solutions to meet their needs in a demanding world.

brandt ronat Wins Best of Print at 2010 ADDY Awards

Cocoa Beach Wine and Food Festival With an homage to the rock group Three Dog Night and their hit song, “Joy to the World”, brandt ronat + co took home the Best of Show-Print Award for work accomplished for the Cocoa Beach Wine… Continue reading…

USC School of Cinematic Arts and brandt ronat Captures Moving Images Using Same Gear

brandt ronat + company is proud of the quality work that we create for our clients, and since purchasing the Sony EX-1 video camera we have been able to capture and produce video at a very high level. To give you an independent look at the work this camera can do, we wanted to share… Continue reading…

Brandt Ronat wins award at Fourth District ADDY Awards Competition

The celebrated bullfrog of Brevard County has won another accolade by being recognized at the state level by the American Advertising Federation – Fourth District ADDY® Awards Competition. The award winner was created by brandt ronat + company in the category of ELEMENTS OF ADVERTISING: Single Illustration for the Cocoa Beach Wine and Food Festival… Continue reading…

Florida Today Columnist Writes About Art of Sand Corporate Challenge Experience

Suzy Fleming Leonard, part of Florida Today’s Corporate Challenge for the Art of Sand Festival, recently recounted her team’s experience in the newspaper. It was an unlikely grouping of co-workers, gathered much too early on a Saturday morning in what usually is an empty field in Cape Canaveral. Our task: Create a sand… Continue reading…

Why are Brownies so Compelling?

We recently conducted a short survey about brownie preferences and figured it would be a funny distraction before Thanksgiving day. But if it were just a cute story, you’d be reading about this on On The Fly. No, with this simple survey, we learned volumes about the differences between men and women and what… Continue reading…

Unveiling the Beauty of Statistics

At Brandt Ronat and Company we are often tasked with presenting data in a compelling manner, so we’re always on the lookout for new programs, methods and designs to inspire these visualizations. One such thing is Gapminder’s Trendalyzer. The Trendalyzer is an extremely powerful tool for understanding the world through a variety of indicators… Continue reading…