Vertigo 2025 — Issue 02
They know you have Vertigo: Conspiracy in your soft, vulnerable hands. Read this magazine behind locked doors. Throw your
phone away, cover your laptop camera. Unplug your microwave and check your lightbulbs. They're coming. Read quickly.
This document contains sensitive information. No one is to be trusted with these words. The university will lie to you. Your friends and family are not who they say they are. The only truth is Vertigo. Why is student accommodation in crisis? How is the omnipotent algorithm destroying our brains AND faces? Who are the shadowy hands pulling its strings? Why is dating a scam? Marriage, too Where is UTS taking $100 million from, and where are they putting it? These pages of Vertigo get scandalous, suspicious and saucy.
Conspire against the systems around us - they are conspiring against you. If you see, hear, or experience something that makes your stomach churn, investigate it. Tell people what you discover. Hold those in power accountable. Our world is a conspiracy. Vertigo will set you free..
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.