Vertigo 2025 — Issue 01
As a new year of uni begins, thus opens another chapter of student life. The start of the new year is always filled with excitement, anxiety, hope and confusion. If this is your first year, this time can be especially uncertain for you - and to you, we extend our warmest of welcomes, and we understand that this time can be especially uncertain for you. If you're a veteran, like the best of us, well then hey! Welcome to another year of the best and worst years of your
life. Whichever you are, in these trying times, it's important to find your bearings. To find your Lodestar.
In the Middle Ages, without GPS and Find my Phone, or other forms of guidance, sailors would fixate on one star in the sky to be their guide home. This star would be followed in the darkest night as a symbol of direction, dubbed a Lodestar. If your early adult years are an almost unnavigable ocean, ever changing and throwing you around the deck: What is your Lodestar? Who or what guides you?
Check out the online version of the issue (right) and my favourite spreads I designed (below).
About Vertigo
Vertigo is the long-running student magazine of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). It’s been published for over 50 years and is created each year by a team of student editors and designers who are elected through the student union. The magazine covers a mix of student culture, news, politics and creative showcases, aiming to represent the diverse voices and perspectives across the university.
Each year’s team develops its own visual identity, tone, and editorial direction, resulting in the magazine’s style changing from year to year. Alongside the print issues, Vertigo also runs events, launch parties, and online content to build a community on campus. Students lead the entire production, from pitching and editing to design, illustration, and distribution.
For many students, it’s one of the most visible and culturally influential parts of UTS life, offering a platform for emerging writers, artists, and designers to showcase work and collaborate on something that feels both experimental and meaningful. I am very proud to showcase my work as part of the 2025 Vertigo team.