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.

Shelley Virduzzo

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Jesse Greer

Rainnie Hsiao

Isa Lim

Steffie Eddy

Daniel Mastromihalis

Jared Fowler

Pranav Tamang

Toneya Hurst

Megan Baines

Ashleigh Squire

Renee Sim

Jemma Young

Amelia Bursztynski

Alanis Viera

Nichanon Thampramual

Ruby Bergmeier

Ciara Croft

Lucas Pavlis

Shakira Simmons

Luka Dickson

Tien Nguyen

Alessia Zuccala

Xin Zi Hoo

Athanasios Romios

Lisa Le Nguyen

Kirsten Hart

Kylie Blumson

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Dora Bebonis

Joo En Kok

Chris Sanchez

Bailey Wentworth

Adam Yeo

Cameron Laing

Despina Batsakis

Tara Knight

Max Whiting

Chai Hoong Yong

Hui Shan Ho

Jia Jun Hong

Anna Afzal-Gould

Olivia Hockey

Venessa Kho

Rebecca Smith

Emma Facey

Brandy Lau

Ashley Ng

Michelle Millers

Tom Faska

Yasmin Li

Sarah Stansbie

Lachlan Webb

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Immanuel Martin

Matthew Phillip

Congwen Zhou

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Erin Frakes

Darren Buma

Tyneesa Grant

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Amelia Vu

Angela Yong

Magenta Hornsey

Jack Milligan

Sasha Kamel

Ashley Bell

Eloise Henderson

Ellen Hetrelezis

William Clark

Ollie Rae

Georgina Favaloro

Angelica Matarazzo

Ulya Cheng

Keni Patel

Wendy Lay

Vanessa William

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin