Behind Viper

Viper Media is a collective of editors, designers, reviewers, interviewers, and creative scouts dedicated to discovering and celebrating emerging voices across literature, art, fashion, music, photography, and visual culture.

Each issue is shaped through collaboration, bringing together a range of creative perspectives to curate thoughtful content and distinctive editorial design. United by a passion for independent publishing, our team works to create a platform where original ideas, compelling storytelling, and bold creative expression can thrive.

Editorial Team

  • Hannah Mihalic

    FOUNDER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
    Hannah Mihalic is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Viper Media, an independent publication dedicated to emerging creatives across writing, visual art, fashion, design, music, film, and culture. Based in Melbourne, she oversees the magazine's editorial direction, creative vision, and creative collaborations, with a particular interest in independent publishing, contemporary culture, and building meaningful platforms for new voices.
    Instagram: @hannahmihalic

  • Lydia Grace

    COLUMNIST
    Lydia is a writer and spoken word poet based in Paris. An Oxford graduate currently completing her MFA in Creative Writing, her work blends confessional writing with stream-of-consciousness, drawing on surrealist and existentialist traditions. Through her recurring column for Viper Media, Lydia explores literature, culture, and the human experience with striking honesty and lyrical intensity.
    Instagram & Substack: @rottenangelpoetess

  • Mikayla Pauline

    EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
    Based in Melbourne, Mikayla is a writer, Visual Cultures and Writing student, and bookseller. Working at the intersection of lyric essay and prose, she constructs a personal mythology through recurring symbols of the body and transformation. Drawing on literature, art, and lived experience, her writing explores femininity, desire, and the continual process of becoming.
    Instagram & Substack: @mikainfurs

  • Sonya K

    LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER
    A Melbourne-based graphic designer working across brand identity, publication and 3D design. Drawing from fashion, art and contemporary culture, her practice is influenced by early-2000s advertising, controlled lighting and studio gradients. Her work explores the relationship between analogue and digital media, bringing traditional and contemporary processes together.
    Instagram: @vipervictima

  • Savahna Lee

    FASHION WRITER
    Savahna is a practising artist, writer and fashion curator based in Brisbane. Her work ranges from curatorial discussions on avant-garde fashion and indie designers to introspective meditations on identity and material culture. Savahna views fashion as a medium of individual and social inquiry, regarding clothing as nuanced communications made tactile.
    Instagram & Substack: @svvvhna

Our Graphic Designers

  • Nina


    Based in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, Nina is a graphic designer with a passion for bold, expressive visual communication. She enjoys bringing ideas to life through thoughtful editorial design, typography, and striking compositions.
    Instagram: @ninssluv & @n.or.ina
    Portfolio:https://www.behance.net/gallery/251546415/PORTFOLIO-2026

  • Yana


    Based in Moscow, Russia, Yana is a graphic designer, open-minded student, and visual explorer with a curiosity for experimentation, contrast, and questioning conventional approaches. Her work is driven by a desire to explore new ideas through thoughtful, expressive design.
    Instagram: @_y_des1gn_

  • Sierra


    Based in Toronto, Canada, Sierra is a multidisciplinary designer drawn to editorial design, branding, fashion, photography, and social media. Her work focuses on visual storytelling, mixed-media design, and bringing strong concepts to life.
    Instagram: @sierramcmann

  • Felicia


    Felicia Timotius is a graphic designer based in Surabaya, Indonesia, with a passion for editorial design and visual storytelling. As part of the Viper Media design team, she contributes to the development of magazine layouts and visual content, helping shape the publication's creative identity.
    Instagram: @feliiciat

  • Nastya


    Based in Warsaw, Poland, Nastya brings a multidisciplinary approach to Viper Media, blending graphic design with collage and mixed-media practices. Drawn to bold composition and experimental visuals, she creates expressive editorial layouts that add texture, atmosphere, and a distinctive visual identity to the magazine.