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.

Kaishi Li

Faith Yong

Eliza Tan

Jessica Nguyen

Stephanie Luong

Hannah Samaddar

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Isaac Bridges

Molly McGarrity

Max Lienert

Sophia Dolferus

Joanna Ikin

Anita Doan

Richard Tao

Joel Emmett

Tanya Borg

Zoe Archer

Millicent Madsen

Rohan Gerrard

Adam Demarti

Freya Tran

Matt Kuch

Phoebe Markoulis

Annabelle Radford

Molly Timms

Vivian Nguyen

Bronte Olander

Aliya Bektas

Jason Vu

Yue Wang

Aulia Anam

Ilse Brookes

Britney Monacella

JIA SUN

Sally Hang

Thomas Coghlan

Kate Smedley

Zayn Tran

Georgia White

Luci Tivendale

Luke Borrow

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Gabrielle Halim

Claudia Aliotta

Annabelle Freeman

Peiyang Li

Christopher Groves

Anh Pham

Hope Matthews

Aaron D'Arcy

Machaya Kurozumi

Jason Chan

Carina Love

Sarah Giust

Tori Lewis

Alex Duong

Dinh Ngo

Jennifer Godwin

Judith Radas

Linda Liu

Caitlin Stanley

Joey Truong

Cindy Nguyen

Amita Tulpule

Julian Tan

Jocelynda Leonardo

will campitelli

Sanduni Jayasekera

Yuhan Zhu

Vivien Dao

Ruby Giddings

Zachary Gray

Sarah Louey

Mika Wheatley

Genevieve Cann

Katelyn Said

Kristina Tsartas

Eve Rampley

Vanessa Goh

Ciara McCabe