Sanduni Jayasekera

Communication Design

I'm a graphic designer based in Melbourne Australia. My interests in the field lie in illustration and image editing. My goals are to work in an area of design that focuses on developing advertising and promotional material for brands and events.

There are infinite things to learn in this industry from specific programs to printing and networking. The programs I mainly work with are the applications included in the adobe creative suite which helps bring different pieces of work together. I've produced design outcomes that have used Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, XD and After Effects. I understand graphic designers do much more than just create, they are most importantly problem solvers. When done correctly they have the ability to assist the client in bringing their ideas to life.

I like to work and learn alongside others to gain knowledge and create material of the highest quality. Attention to detail is part of my process. I recently graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Communication Design from Swinburne University of Technology to develop my skills to adapt to the ever changing trends in the graphic design industry.

In my spare time I like to watch and listen to media that inspires me. I like to cook which I find relaxes me. I've been told that I'm a good listener by enough people that I believe it.

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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.