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.

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Ashleigh Squire

Megan Baines

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Vivien Nguyen

Yasmin Li

Rainnie Hsiao

Tom Faska

Georgina Favaloro

Luka Dickson

Jason Chung

Cameron Laing

Adam Yeo

Jared Fowler

Bianca Gjuric

Rebecca Mok

Molly Cunnane

Congwen Zhou

Renee Sim

Despina Batsakis

Kirsten Hart

Chai Hoong Yong

Cailum Choi

Kylie Blumson

Shakira Simmons

Immanuel Martin

Christopher Chan

Angelica Matarazzo

Wendy Lay

Cheryl Kau

Ashley Ng

Athanasios Romios

Georgia Back

Tien Nguyen

Ellen Hetrelezis

Olivia Hockey

Lauren Smith

Jack Milligan

Alanis Viera

Tara Knight

Sophie Sfikas

Cindy Lo

Ollie Rae

Nichanon Thampramual

Daniel Mastromihalis

Cassie Horne

Ashleigh Docking

Shannon Bowkett

Connie Chin

Xin Zi Hoo

Dora Bebonis

Grace Ting

Lisa Le Nguyen

Ashley Bell

Jemma Young

Brandy Lau

Jing Wen Ng

Sasha Kamel

Vanessa William

Venessa Kho

William Clark

Eloise Henderson

Sarah Smedley

Erin Frakes

Matthew Phillip

Lucas Pavlis

Anna Afzal-Gould

Keni Patel

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Darren Buma

Alessia Zuccala

Leilani Krienke

Ella Whitehead

Amelia Vu

Pranav Tamang

Ciara Croft

Isa Lim