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.

Toneya Hurst

Jared Fowler

Connie Chin

Aaron Davis

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Amelia Bursztynski

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Ella Whitehead

Wendy Lay

Max Whiting

Rebecca Mok

Shannon Bowkett

Michelle Millers

Cailum Choi

Cheryl Kau

Rainnie Hsiao

Shicheng Huo

Lisa Le Nguyen

Ellen Hetrelezis

Pranav Tamang

Despina Batsakis

Darren Buma

Venessa Kho

Jing Wen Ng

Daniel Mastromihalis

Angela Yong

Leilani Krienke

Erin Frakes

Cassie Horne

Ruby Bergmeier

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Sophie Sfikas

Megan Baines

Anna Afzal-Gould

Cameron Laing

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Molly Cunnane

Adam Yeo

Immanuel Martin

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Jemma Young

Eloise Henderson

Bailey Wentworth

Georgia Back

Jason Chung

Hui Shan Ho

Chris Sanchez

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Tom Faska

Athanasios Romios

Ashleigh Squire

Cindy Lo

Georgina Favaloro

Ollie Rae

Isa Lim

Steffie Eddy

Matthew Phillip

Nichanon Thampramual

Sarah Stansbie

Emma Facey

Ulya Cheng

Kirsten Hart

Magenta Hornsey

Shelley Virduzzo

William Clark

Yasmin Li

Lachlan Webb

Lauren Smith

Grace Ting

Brandy Lau

Chai Hoong Yong

Jesse Greer

Dora Bebonis

Kylie Blumson

Christopher Chan

Sasha Kamel

Ashley Bell

Olivia Hockey

Alessia Zuccala

Ashleigh Docking