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.

Shicheng Huo

Michelle Millers

Chai Hoong Yong

Nichanon Thampramual

Ciara Croft

Olivia Hockey

Xin Zi Hoo

Pranav Tamang

Chris Sanchez

Megan Baines

Rebecca Mok

Cailum Choi

Hui Shan Ho

Kylie Blumson

Immanuel Martin

Steffie Eddy

Ollie Rae

Alessia Zuccala

Ella Whitehead

Darren Buma

Wendy Lay

Despina Batsakis

Ruby Bergmeier

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Rainnie Hsiao

Jason Chung

Dora Bebonis

Bailey Wentworth

William Clark

Eloise Henderson

Magenta Hornsey

Tom Faska

Ashleigh Squire

Shakira Simmons

Lucas Pavlis

Angelica Matarazzo

Cassie Horne

Renee Sim

Tara Knight

Leilani Krienke

Shelley Virduzzo

Congwen Zhou

Lauren Smith

Venessa Kho

Lachlan Webb

Cheryl Kau

Keni Patel

Sasha Kamel

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Seren Altiparmak

Vanessa William

Connie Chin

Ashley Bell

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Lisa Le Nguyen

Tyneesa Grant

Sophie Sfikas

Yasmin Li

Brandy Lau

Molly Cunnane

Erin Frakes

Jing Wen Ng

Isa Lim

Cameron Laing

Athanasios Romios

Aaron Davis

Bianca Gjuric

Kat Kopecka

Ulya Cheng

Christopher Chan

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Ashley Ng

Vivien Nguyen

Jared Fowler

Joo En Kok

Rebecca Smith

Jia Jun Hong

Cindy Lo

Jemma Young

Jack Milligan