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.

Eliza Tan

Judith Radas

Kaishi Li

Lachie Joe

Alex Duong

Annabelle Radford

Crystal Oliver

Chuanluan XU

Linda Liu

Max Lienert

Ching-Yuan Ku

Adam Demarti

Hannah Wilson

Sally Hang

Emma Carson

Ciara McCabe

Machaya Kurozumi

Sarah Louey

Ruby Giddings

Dinh Ngo

Gabrielle Halim

In Hyeok Park

Sovannary Sao

Olivia Clark

Olivia Holloway

Millicent Madsen

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Cindy Nguyen

Mattea Marnika-Lee

JIA SUN

Hope Matthews

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Jason Vu

Kristi Biezaite

Georgina McAllister

Imogen Baker

Joel Emmett

Anh Pham

Talya Bahari

Sam Heritage

Ruyi Bell

Peiyang Li

Yuhan Zhu

Aaron D'Arcy

Vivian Nguyen

Stephanie Luong

Alice Gallen

Jason Chan

Brittany Ronec

Bronte Olander

Angelia Roiniotis

Rohan Gerrard

Fang Guo

Phoebe Markoulis

Molly McGarrity

Britney Monacella

Faith Yong

Molly Timms

Luci Tivendale

Sanduni Jayasekera

Aulia Anam

Jocelynda Leonardo

Ilse Brookes

Mahdi Bolbol

Joanna Ikin

Zoe Archer

Eve Rampley

Sophia Dolferus

Vanessa Goh

Laura King

Madeleine Tseitlin

Neve Horvat

Georgia White

Kate Smedley

Vivien Dao

Oshain Premaratne

Genevieve Cann

Katelyn Said

Claudia Aliotta

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