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.

Stephanie West

Genevieve Cann

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Max Lienert

Tori Lewis

Luci Tivendale

Tianna Faraci

Joey Truong

Judith Radas

Sarah Louey

Phoebe Markoulis

Amara Bett

Adam Smith

Sally Hang

Jocelynda Leonardo

Ilse Brookes

Ching-Yuan Ku

Laura King

Zoe Archer

Joel Emmett

Eve Rampley

Molly McGarrity

Lachlan Banham

Ruyi Bell

Emma Carson

Carina Love

Alex Duong

Chuanluan XU

Georgia White

Gabrielle Halim

Kaishi Li

Edie Romalis

Matthew Goljanin

Jeylan Mustafa

Britney Monacella

Elle Apostolou

Amita Tulpule

In Hyeok Park

Anh Pham

Aliya Bektas

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Fang Guo

Oshain Premaratne

Aulia Anam

Cindy Nguyen

Millicent Madsen

Lachie Joe

Domenico Adami

Aaron D'Arcy

Jessica Nguyen

Linda Liu

Annabelle Freeman

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Tanya Borg

Sanduni Jayasekera

Madeleine Tseitlin

Adam Do

Isaac Bridges

Hannah Samaddar

Mahdi Bolbol

Neve Horvat

Lara Selzer

Matt Kuch

Vanessa Goh

JIA SUN

Olivia Holloway

Ciara McCabe

Dinh Ngo

Mika Wheatley

Julian Tan

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Rohan Gerrard

Zayn Tran

Alice Gallen

Thomas Coghlan

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Anita Doan

Ruby Giddings

Angelia Roiniotis

Molly Timms