Creative advertising agency • Brisbane

Ideas that ignite

Getting a business, brand or message to stand out isn't easy. To grab eyeballs and win hearts you need strategy, creativity and a spark. That's Logic Magic, a boutique Brisbane advertising and brand agency.

The work

Work that earns its keep

Our mission is to help clients outgun competitors. Whether that's reviving old brands, launching new ones, influencing behaviour or driving sales. This has been our bread and butter for over 20 years, working in the biggest and most successful agencies in town.

Not just theory. Not just strategy. We find the insights and crack the opportunity wide open with original creative ideas and problem solving. The result is work that connects and drives a reaction from the audience. Work that works.

What's showcased here leans toward the big campaign ideas. Day to day, we also turn out plenty of small, fast, affordable jobs for clients. Same brain, smaller canvas.

What we make
Brand advertising Retail advertising Digital advertising Social posts Content Brand positioning Tone of voice Brochures Out of home TV Websites Cinema Radio Corporate videos Copywriting Brand identity Naming
About

The man behind the spark

Nick Ikonomou, creative director at Logic Magic, Brisbane

Nick Ikonomou

Copywriting / Creative Direction / Creative Strategy

Nick's never stopped loving the power of words and ideas. As a Brisbane-based copywriter and creative director, he has decades of brand strategy, problem-solving and hard-won creative instincts under his belt. Still happiest when he's on the tools, writing, conceptualising and getting real results for clients.

He honed much of his craft during a long tenure at BCM Group, Queensland's most successful advertising agency of the past two decades. As Creative Director he led a thriving department, pitched and won major accounts, and produced work that mattered for corporate, consumer and government clients across Australia. Nick's travelled the world producing campaigns he's written, and won countless awards for both creativity and effectiveness.

What sets Nick apart is his sharp creative mind with an analytical underpinning. Nick's helped build countless brands and sell products using every lever: comedy, fear, nostalgia, desire and urgency. Whatever draws consumers' attention and love. It's all in his bag of tricks.

Nick on LinkedIn

Creative collaborators

When a job calls for specialist skills or extra capacity, Logic Magic draws on a trusted network of peers and collaborators to join the party. Designers, directors, editors, producers, web builders, photographers, animators, researchers, media buyers. Whoever it takes to bring a campaign to life. We keep it lean but professional. Light and right.

Illustration of creatives sharing an idea
Kind words

Some nice things clients have said

We take great pride in making clients happy. When they see value they keep coming back. Here's what a few had to say.

"Nick brought sharp thinking, curiosity and a strong creative instinct to QUT's brand work over many years. He played an important role in helping us build and express the University for the real world narrative, particularly through student recruitment campaigns that showcased real QUT talent and the global careers our graduates were building. His work helped position QUT in a way that was distinctive, authentic and highly relevant to future students."
Xavier Amouroux
Chief Marketing Officer, QUT (2017-2024)
"Nick has a strong understanding of government advertising and communications, acquired over many years. He's incredibly quick-witted, understands government audiences and stakeholders exceptionally well, and has a knack for turning complex challenges into simple, effective communication solutions. Nick brings valuable insights, energy, strategy and creativity, whether it's a mass media behaviour change campaign or a targeted stakeholder engagement initiative."
Natalie Doyle
Campaign Manager, Community Road Safety, Dept of Transport and Main Roads
"We love working with Nick. He manages to inject life and personality into every job, even the small ones. Everything he does is grounded in smart business strategy. Never just creative for the sake of it. Nothing's ever a problem."
Stef Bartlett
Marketing Services Manager, The Village Retirement Group
"Nick's a different breed of creative. He carefully guided us through the process from strategy to campaign execution, bringing everyone along for the ride. He's a great communicator and the end result speaks for itself."
Annabel Irvin
Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Stuartholme School
Experience

Truly broad category experience

Twenty plus years in Brisbane brand and creative agencies, servicing local markets as well as Sydney and Melbourne, means working in almost every category across every channel. Been there, done that. And keen to do more.

Consumer goods Retailers Education Retirement & Health Banking & Super Government Corporates Tourism Property Not-for-profits Auto Industrial Agriculture
Donut King signage Sunny Queen Farms branding Sunsuper building signage Foot Locker storefront Ice Break campaign Stake signage Subway storefront signage Neds campaign QUT campus signage TJM 4X4 vehicle decal Hastings Deering signage The Lott signage
Government

A cabinet full of Government campaigns

Alongside commercial work, decades of developing government and quasi-government campaigns have helped shape our capabilities. Small tactical projects through to major nationwide behavioural change initiatives with multi-million-dollar budgets. We understand how these clients think, the stakeholders, the research rounds, the approval processes, the shifting timelines. And we know how to make the work cut through with creativity, without losing its responsibility. Projects include:

Queensland Government Australian Government
Join the Drive to Save LivesQueensland Government road safety master campaign
Christmas MemoriesQueensland Government road safety campaign
PoisonAustralian Government youth smoking
Rest or R.I.PQueensland Government road safety
No Time for SpeedingQueensland Government low level speeding community campaign
Drink WalkingQueensland Government pedestrian safety
Blue Safety CertificatesQueensland Government transport
Inland Rail Launch / ARTCAustralian Government national railway
Schoolkids BonusAustralian Government education
Abbot PointQueensland Government regional development
Indigenous Health HeroesAustralian Government employment
Brisbane Airport CorporationVarious campaigns over five years
Carers QueenslandVarious campaigns over three years
If It's Flooded, Forget ItQueensland Government road safety
Spot It. Stop It!Fraser Coast Regional Council cyber security awareness
G20 Cultural CelebrationsQueensland Government state events
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold CoastSuccessful pitch bid by Qld Government
Quit for You, Quit for TwoAustralian Government anti-smoking pregnancy
The Fatal 4Queensland Government road safety
Driving Unregistered VehiclesQueensland Government road safety
Building Our FutureAustralian Government infrastructure
Housing ChatsQueensland Government
The Queensland PlanQueensland Government leadership vision
CleanCo Green EnergyQueensland Government partnership

Let's talk

Got a brief, a half-formed idea or a brand that needs a spark? We'd love to hear about it. No layers, no lock-in, no drama.