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.

Georgina McAllister

Faith Yong

Madison Spencer

Anh Pham

Ruby Giddings

Aaron D'Arcy

Gabrielle Halim

Talya Bahari

Joey Truong

In Hyeok Park

Domenico Adami

Eliza Tan

Edie Romalis

Sarah Giust

Bella MacIsaac

Freya Tran

Christopher Groves

Kristi Biezaite

Alice Gallen

Richard Tao

Vivian Nguyen

Lachie Joe

Mika Wheatley

Genevieve Cann

Julian Tan

Georgia White

Anita Doan

Sarah Louey

Sanduni Jayasekera

Adam Smith

Carina Love

Hope Matthews

Aulia Anam

Imogen Baker

Cindy Nguyen

Annabelle Freeman

Neve Horvat

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Jessica Nguyen

Aliya Bektas

Dinh Ngo

Jason Vu

Isaac Bridges

Lara Selzer

Elle Apostolou

Jocelynda Leonardo

Ciara McCabe

Yue Wang

Judith Radas

Matthew Goljanin

Peiyang Li

Jason Chan

Hannah Samaddar

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Sovannary Sao

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Ruyi Bell

Eve Rampley

Khye Huey Teoh

Sam Heritage

Britney Monacella

Zayn Tran

Amita Tulpule

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Yuhan Zhu

Zoe Archer

Sally Hang

Adam Do

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Chuanluan XU

Jeylan Mustafa

Deepak Prakash

Linda Liu

Madeleine Tseitlin

Phoebe Markoulis

Stephanie West

Olivia Clark

Tianna Faraci

Laura King

Amara Bett