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.

Sean French

Bec Hale

Alexandra Lipman

Nikolaus Hema

Sophia Kapetanas

Aliya Shaholli

Dante Lewis

Vanessa Audrey Thejakoesuma

Ruby Athanas

Andrea Lione

Brock Jackson

Kate Jeffares

Lucas Stewart

Ethan Toll

Thien Vu

Helen Beissmann

Leo Nathan

Michael Barron

Bella Nicholls

Tan Nguyen Nhat

Ashley Chau

Lily Gooding

Zhanhan Yu

Ailis McKinnon

Estelle Battaglia

Wendy Nguyen

Lani Gambino

Melissa Whatman

Stuart Caldwell

Ngan Nguyen

Jiahui Xu

Emily Shields

Alister Lao

Jayden Pilcher

Brittany Webb

Avril Price

Nicole Skamnaki

Aaron Campbell

Ha Nguyen

Kenny Vo

Linda Montealegre

Ryley Hubbard

Carissa Armstrong

Christopher Ayton

Erina Salim

Ho Fung Ma

Amy Eddington

Matthew Pool

Bun Linda La

Yangfanfan Yang

Isabella Gruizinga

Karri Burke

Jack Skelley

Sienna Brown

Isabella Gammilonghi

Thomas Ayton

Audrey Gardner

Kirrilee Broughton

Jaime Hoare

Chiara Menolascina

Shuyu Ren

Miranda Newton

Ilaria Henein

Erin Lewis

Kira McIntyre

Claudia Koutsaftis

Margit Valentin

Natasha Zelisko

Johanna Jannenga

Joshua Richards

Edward Sillitoe

Davzon Toy

Annya Calderon

Jessica Handisides

Annie Kerr

Laura De Santis

ZiXuan Liu

Peta Hen

Alanna Kerwin

Netasha Smith