This past week the studio has been echoing with the constant clattering of metal on plastic, followed shortly by a shouted expletive. The culprit of many wasted hours and constant distraction is a simple but fiendishly challenging toy called The Addictaball. Bought by Niki (our studio manager) for her children it has since been appropriated by the adults.

The Addictaball is a 3D maze housed inside a transparent sphere like a ship-in-a-bottle. Solving the puzzle involves guiding a small chrome ball along the maze which is divided into sequential sections, tilting and turning the sphere on its various axes to keep the ball on track. Rotate too violently or misjudge the angle of adjustment it's back to the start.

The maze record is held by Niki at 48 (of 138 maze sections), followed by Tara on 40 , with Mike and Stu trailing on 29.

We hear the kids are much better at it.

Financial technology leader CameronTec launches our new marketing campaign. A powerful new visual motif has been applied to a wide range of media implementations, allowing CameronTec the ability to communicate more broadly than ever before.

The project was a true multi-disciplined effort covering video production, art direction, music orchestration, online integration and print design. The product of our combined creative and conceptual vision is a mix of Video, Collateral and Print Advertising.

We've already received feedback from the management team at CameronTec after last night's launch:

"Fantastic effort and great results. The creative concept you devised truly aligns with our vision and technology roadmap. For us it really strikes a chord.”

We share their enthusiasm, are thrilled with the results and would like to thank all the various talents involved.

Last night's opening of The Dining Haul seafood bar in Elwood marks the completion of our latest design-construct project. We are thrilled with the results of the last 22 weeks of work - from naming and branding to interior fit-out and web design.

My thanks extend to our client Charlie Sirianos for sharing and trusting in my vision; and to Tony the builder, whose team fearlessly executed our concept with outstanding attention to detail. I'd also like to recognise our team in the studio: Stu for his creative efforts and contribution across the entire project; and to Niki for her invaluable consultation and advice.

Whilst our job is done, the journey has only just started for Charlie and his team at 'the Haul'. I wish them joy and success in the new venture and encourage you all to pay them a visit for a casual feed or drink. I might just see you down there...

We're thrilled to be commencing work on an interior and branding project for a new restaurant in Elwood. Based on previous restaurant projects it will be an exciting and creatively rewarding exercise to realise our designs in a multi-dimensional environment. Watch this space for updates as the job progresses. In the meantime you can view the last dining space we produced.

This is the second in an ongoing series of executive seminars produced by Gaal Creative for Oracle Systems and Remora Technologies.

The staging venue for a cloud-themed seminar was obvious: award-winning restaurant Vue de Monde's new location on the 55th level of Melbourne's iconic Rialto Towers. Masses of clouds at eye-level and panoramic views of the CBD below provided a spectacular backdrop for the event.

The security of information within Private Cloud networks was a key discussion point of the seminar. An icon for the event, incorporating elements from the Oracle Systems brand, was created with this theme in mind.

The cloud theme really allowed us to stretch out creatively and develop a unique collateral packages featuring fold-out booklet invitations and silver-backed envelopes. Each confirmed invitee received a cloud icon lapel pin which they wore on the day to identify them as attendees of the event.

Attica's star continues to rise: last night the restaurant attained Three Hats status and was named Restaurant of the Year at The Age Good Food Guide awards. We've been working with Attica since 2003 and personally witnessed the belief, vision and hard work that has been invested by everyone on the team past and present. Dining there is a truly unique experience so check out their website and join what is sure to be a long bookings list. Congratulations again to everyone at Attica on receiving these wholly deserved accolades.

WIRED is the graphic designer's non-graphic-design-related magazine: high-concept art direction executed with interesting layouts, custom typography, beautiful infographics, contemporary illustration, sharp photography and plenty of obnoxious spot colours. Editorially it's consistently on-point with a mix of humour, tech/science news, business analysis and compelling investigative journalism features.

Hit the link to view WIRED's Creative Director, Scott Dadich, addressing the 2009 Semi-Permanent Conference.

DIN 1451 began as the German government's standard utilitarian font, appearing on a myriad of civil fixtures such as traffic signage, environmental wayfinding and license plates. Albert-Jan Pool's 1995 re-tooling helped the typeface become a cross-over success with graphic designers as a reliable choice for logotypes, body text and corporate identities.

DIN's clean, modern lines and legibility at small sizes makes this our go-to secondary typeface as well as a starting point for many branding concepts.

Photographer, creative partner of 15 years and good friend, Colin Page, will be a featured artist in the Core Program of this year's Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB). The Core Program is reserved for the most outstanding artists, chosen from an international field.

Colin will be premiering his 'Gossamer' exhibition, a series of dramatic and beautiful human portraits shot using ultraviolet photography.

With overwhelming respect for his talent, passion and drive, I'd like to congratulate Colin on this well-deserved achievement. I am confident that the show will be a huge success for him and encourage you to make the trip to Ballarat for this worthwhile event.

The 2011 BIFB will run from 20th August to 18th September.

After years of procrastination and constant iterations, I am proud to launch the new website for Gaal Creative.

My humblest appreciation is directed to our wonderful team (both past and present) for the constant support, creativity and patience, and also to the gamut of clients over the past 18 years for your belief and partnerships that have led to the body of work and experience.

My heart-felt gratitude goes to James Cave for his intelligence, patience and ability to realise my dreams. A Very Clever Person™.

I hope you appreciate our vision and enjoy the work. If so, let's talk.