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.

Kylie Blumson

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Tyneesa Grant

Angelica Matarazzo

Pranav Tamang

Ashley Bell

Ashleigh Docking

Venessa Kho

Lauren Smith

Lachlan Webb

William Clark

Cailum Choi

Rebecca Smith

Keni Patel

Shicheng Huo

Wendy Lay

Immanuel Martin

Athanasios Romios

Cindy Lo

Matthew Phillip

Amelia Vu

Cassie Horne

Lucas Pavlis

Sarah Smedley

Ulya Cheng

Anna Afzal-Gould

Bailey Wentworth

Tien Nguyen

Alanis Viera

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Daniel Mastromihalis

Shelley Virduzzo

Ruby Bergmeier

Nichanon Thampramual

Amelia Bursztynski

Darren Buma

Chai Jeffery

Sophie Sfikas

Sasha Kamel

Christopher Chan

Seren Altiparmak

Vanessa William

Ollie Rae

Tom Faska

Kat Kopecka

Jack Milligan

Despina Batsakis

Lisa Le Nguyen

Toneya Hurst

Emma Facey

Brandy Lau

Bianca Gjuric

Alessia Zuccala

Vivien Nguyen

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Max Whiting

Jing Wen Ng

Olivia Hockey

Ellen Hetrelezis

Ashley Ng

Georgia Back

Jemma Young

Rebecca Mok

Ella Whitehead

Hui Shan Ho

Erin Frakes

Cheryl Kau

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Yasmin Li

Chris Sanchez

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Congwen Zhou

Leilani Krienke

Ashleigh Squire

Xin Zi Hoo

Adam Yeo

Joo En Kok

Aaron Davis

Eloise Henderson

Chai Hoong Yong