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.

Jing Wen Ng

Aaron Davis

Kat Kopecka

Christopher Chan

Megan Baines

Erin Frakes

Renee Sim

Ellen Hetrelezis

Isa Lim

Ashleigh Squire

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Amelia Bursztynski

Cassie Horne

Jason Chung

Brandy Lau

Pranav Tamang

Shelley Virduzzo

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Toneya Hurst

Tara Knight

Bianca Gjuric

Congwen Zhou

Cailum Choi

Ashleigh Docking

Leilani Krienke

Nichanon Thampramual

Rebecca Smith

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Sophie Sfikas

Wendy Lay

Shannon Bowkett

Rebecca Mok

Venessa Kho

Tom Faska

Max Whiting

Steffie Eddy

Sarah Smedley

Joo En Kok

Dora Bebonis

Georgia Back

Kylie Blumson

Athanasios Romios

Georgina Favaloro

Connie Chin

Angelica Matarazzo

Lauren Smith

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Yasmin Li

Darren Buma

Lisa Le Nguyen

Ella Whitehead

Cameron Laing

Alessia Zuccala

Cheryl Kau

Jesse Greer

Tien Nguyen

William Clark

Cindy Lo

Seren Altiparmak

Ciara Croft

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Matthew Phillip

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Angela Yong

Keni Patel

Kirsten Hart

Hui Shan Ho

Lachlan Webb

Grace Ting

Molly Cunnane

Ashley Ng

Amelia Vu

Rainnie Hsiao

Olivia Hockey

Immanuel Martin

Tyneesa Grant

Xin Zi Hoo

Chai Jeffery

Ollie Rae

Jia Jun Hong