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.

Sarah Giust

Domenico Adami

Neve Horvat

Angelia Roiniotis

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Laura King

Georgia White

Tanya Borg

Millicent Madsen

Adam Do

Ching-Yuan Ku

Anita Doan

Dinh Ngo

Hannah Samaddar

Stephanie Luong

Adam Demarti

Joey Truong

Anh Pham

Khye Huey Teoh

Jeylan Mustafa

Sovannary Sao

Hannah Wilson

Zachary Gray

Molly Timms

Amita Tulpule

Faith Yong

Luke Borrow

Emma Carson

Cindy Nguyen

Zayn Tran

Eliza Tan

Luci Tivendale

Elle Apostolou

max howard

Rohan Gerrard

Sarah Louey

Joanna Ikin

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Sophia Dolferus

Tori Lewis

Aliya Bektas

Megan Anstey

Ciara McCabe

Gabrielle Halim

Kristi Biezaite

Hope Matthews

In Hyeok Park

Jason Vu

Madeleine Webster

Britney Monacella

Olivia Holloway

Christopher Groves

Zoe Archer

Alex Duong

Max Lienert

Lachie Joe

JIA SUN

Yue Wang

Katelyn Said

Thomas Coghlan

Molly McGarrity

Adam Smith

Edie Romalis

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Sam Heritage

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Ruby Giddings

Stephanie West

Isaac Bridges

Genevieve Cann

Carina Love

Jocelynda Leonardo

Lachlan Banham

Machaya Kurozumi

Olivia Clark

Tianna Faraci

Deepak Prakash

Kristina Tsartas

Judith Radas

Madison Spencer