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.

Xin Zi Hoo

Sarah Smedley

Tom Faska

Lauren Smith

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Jack Milligan

Alessia Zuccala

Sasha Kamel

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Toneya Hurst

William Clark

Jason Chung

Immanuel Martin

Adam Yeo

Cailum Choi

Emma Facey

Chai Hoong Yong

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Ulya Cheng

Kat Kopecka

Cassie Horne

Tien Nguyen

Darren Buma

Rebecca Smith

Bailey Wentworth

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Leilani Krienke

Amelia Vu

Erin Frakes

Olivia Hockey

Shannon Bowkett

Cindy Lo

Luka Dickson

Ruby Bergmeier

Connie Chin

Alanis Viera

Renee Sim

Christopher Chan

Rainnie Hsiao

Nichanon Thampramual

Bianca Gjuric

Magenta Hornsey

Shakira Simmons

Molly Cunnane

Sarah Stansbie

Keni Patel

Sophie Sfikas

Ashley Bell

Rebecca Mok

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Chris Sanchez

Ashleigh Docking

Georgina Favaloro

Grace Ting

Jemma Young

Cheryl Kau

Angela Yong

Max Whiting

Congwen Zhou

Isa Lim

Lachlan Webb

Athanasios Romios

Hui Shan Ho

Kylie Blumson

Shelley Virduzzo

Jing Wen Ng

Lucas Pavlis

Angelica Matarazzo

Matthew Phillip

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Amelia Bursztynski

Ashley Ng

Dora Bebonis

Seren Altiparmak

Ella Whitehead

Cameron Laing

Jared Fowler

Ciara Croft

Despina Batsakis

Chai Jeffery