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.

Yue Wang

Reynard Brooks

Zoe Archer

Sally Hang

Elle Apostolou

Dinh Ngo

Ruyi Bell

Tianna Faraci

Zachary Gray

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Aaron D'Arcy

Anita Doan

Emma Carson

Lara Selzer

Sanduni Jayasekera

Yuhan Zhu

Vivian Nguyen

Madeleine Webster

Ciara McCabe

Tori Lewis

Olivia Holloway

Imogen Baker

Genevieve Cann

Joey Truong

Khye Huey Teoh

Rohan Gerrard

Sarah Louey

Mahdi Bolbol

Luke Borrow

Adam Smith

Mika Wheatley

Angelia Roiniotis

Stephanie West

Alice Gallen

Deepak Prakash

Matt Kuch

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Britney Monacella

Aliya Bektas

Brittany Ronec

JIA SUN

Talya Bahari

Joanna Ikin

Kate Smedley

Molly McGarrity

Sophia Dolferus

Peiyang Li

will campitelli

Adam Do

Kristina Tsartas

Sarah Giust

max howard

Bella MacIsaac

Jason Chan

Molly Timms

Madeleine Tseitlin

Olivia Clark

Vanessa Goh

Christopher Groves

Max Lienert

Madison Spencer

Freya Tran

Stephanie Luong

Chuanluan XU

Georgia White

In Hyeok Park

Ruby Giddings

Laura King

Zayn Tran

Eve Rampley

Caitlin Stanley

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Jocelynda Leonardo

Joel Emmett

Megan Anstey

Georgina McAllister

Anh Pham

Jason Vu

Tanya Borg

Julian Tan