Communication Design

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Sophia Dolferus

Domenico Adami

JIA SUN

Stephanie Luong

In Hyeok Park

Tianna Faraci

Judith Radas

max howard

Faith Yong

Adam Demarti

Lachie Joe

Christopher Groves

Bronte Olander

Millicent Madsen

Angelia Roiniotis

Ching-Yuan Ku

Thomas Coghlan

Richard Tao

Molly Timms

Jason Vu

Kate Smedley

Sanduni Jayasekera

Imogen Baker

Jocelynda Leonardo

Mika Wheatley

Tori Lewis

Khye Huey Teoh

Reynard Brooks

Linda Liu

Jennifer Godwin

Annabelle Freeman

Georgina McAllister

Eliza Tan

Sarah Giust

will campitelli

Jeylan Mustafa

Aaron D'Arcy

Madeleine Webster

Freya Tran

Luci Tivendale

Katelyn Said

Lara Selzer

Britney Monacella

Emma Carson

Alice Gallen

Vanessa Goh

Vivien Dao

Matthew Goljanin

Max Lienert

Yue Wang

Madeleine Tseitlin

Elle Apostolou

Xinjie Wang

Olivia Holloway

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Genevieve Cann

Olivia Clark

Jessica Nguyen

Adam Smith

Carina Love

Joel Emmett

Crystal Oliver

Alex Duong

Georgia White

Machaya Kurozumi

Molly McGarrity

Adam Do

Laura King

Talya Bahari

Lachlan Banham

Vivian Nguyen

Hannah Wilson

Deepak Prakash

Madison Spencer

Aliya Bektas

Rohan Gerrard

Neve Horvat

Zayn Tran

Bella MacIsaac