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.

Amelia Vu

Connie Chin

Daniel Mastromihalis

Emma Facey

Jing Wen Ng

Cindy Lo

Athanasios Romios

Angela Yong

Rainnie Hsiao

Steffie Eddy

Ella Whitehead

Shannon Bowkett

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Toneya Hurst

Ulya Cheng

Anna Afzal-Gould

Cailum Choi

Kylie Blumson

Ashley Bell

Yasmin Li

Pranav Tamang

Darren Buma

Despina Batsakis

Dora Bebonis

Congwen Zhou

Ciara Croft

Keni Patel

Chris Sanchez

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Luka Dickson

Tara Knight

Sarah Stansbie

Chai Hoong Yong

Michelle Millers

Ashleigh Docking

Jemma Young

Shelley Virduzzo

Christopher Chan

Renee Sim

Tyneesa Grant

Joo En Kok

Sophie Sfikas

Matthew Phillip

Olivia Hockey

Nichanon Thampramual

Lucas Pavlis

Megan Baines

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Bianca Gjuric

Rebecca Mok

Ashleigh Squire

Lachlan Webb

Venessa Kho

Eloise Henderson

Brandy Lau

Xin Zi Hoo

Wendy Lay

Tom Faska

Bailey Wentworth

Georgia Back

Erin Frakes

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Shakira Simmons

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Vanessa William

Angelica Matarazzo

Jason Chung

Amelia Bursztynski

Hui Shan Ho

Vivien Nguyen

Sarah Smedley

Shicheng Huo

Alessia Zuccala

Kat Kopecka

Rebecca Smith

Ollie Rae

Immanuel Martin

Adam Yeo

Aaron Davis

Kirsten Hart