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.

Domenico Roso

Cameron Robertson

James Morris

Cameron Good-Giles

Jess Novakova

Anastasia Cornelia Hindarto

Nicholas Rickard

Calista Tiara Willa

Catherine Falconer

Tonya Tsorbatzoglou

Alex Stanton

Isabelle Bates

Maverick Weigall

Jendaya Bergmeier

Mix Imbong

Hayden Marshall

Marco Simonovski

Fiona Bickerdike

Samantha Delaney

Mia (Mya) Stikoltzik

Natalie Cavicchiolo

Nicko Grimm

Ching Ying Chua

Rebecca Smith

Isabelle Lee

Shu Shu

Alessi Fernando

Ivy Nguyen

Anastasia Theofanous

Amie Rippon

Siew Min Fang

Dorothea Chen

Glo Nera

Fabian Alifraco

Alec Stalder

Luca Rotteglia

XinYan Kuah

Talan Watson-Ponsford

Mitchell Cook

Ngoc Cat Tuong Tran

Tahlia Boden

Joshua David

Ryan Zhiren Deng

Meaghan Sheehan

Rei Sato

Casandra Gonzalez-Pistolesi

Yin Ting Wong

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Shelby Philp

Mathew McCullough

Leah McCabe

Tahlia White

Abbey Evans

Anny Nguyen

Casey Sheather

Jared Cook

Georgia Van der Slot

Ashley Missen

Davena Fynmore

Jaz Carter

Reiya Kuremoto

Jack Dorgan

Maddy McCready

Mia Kiely

Kanwara Samranwong

Bussakorn Nangsue

Chunan Qiu

Elena Ancarola

Huu Phi Mai

Britney Angelia Kusuma

Ruby Glenister

Darcy FitzRoy

Katrina Chalmers

Lachlan Brain

Jess Harrison

Fatima Shublaq

Andrea Hart

Thien Bang

Yuan Ji Chew

Tammy Truong