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.

Annabelle Radford

Ruby Giddings

Sarah Giust

Neve Horvat

Eliza Tan

Chuanluan XU

Jessica Nguyen

Isaac Bridges

Britney Monacella

Alex Duong

max howard

Christopher Groves

Georgia White

Sally Hang

Max Lienert

Kate Smedley

Angelia Roiniotis

Lachlan Banham

Freya Tran

Jason Vu

Richard Tao

Georgina McAllister

Amita Tulpule

Ciara McCabe

JIA SUN

Imogen Baker

Luke Borrow

Matt Kuch

Eve Rampley

Joey Truong

Phoebe Markoulis

Madeleine Tseitlin

Vanessa Goh

Adam Do

Sanduni Jayasekera

Talya Bahari

Faith Yong

Joel Emmett

Dinh Ngo

Zachary Gray

Sovannary Sao

Hope Matthews

Ilse Brookes

Kristi Biezaite

Ruyi Bell

Jennifer Godwin

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Jason Chan

Fang Guo

Lara Selzer

Bronte Olander

Zoe Archer

Adam Smith

Reynard Brooks

Crystal Oliver

Lachie Joe

Amara Bett

Kaishi Li

Matthew Goljanin

Judith Radas

Zayn Tran

Tori Lewis

Deepak Prakash

Aaron D'Arcy

Alice Gallen

Sam Heritage

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Peiyang Li

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Thomas Coghlan

Tianna Faraci

Khye Huey Teoh

Aulia Anam

Tanya Borg

Mika Wheatley

Rohan Gerrard

Vivien Dao

Madeleine Webster

Carina Love

Linda Liu