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.

Hope Matthews

Jason Chan

Aulia Anam

Sophia Dolferus

Isaac Bridges

Ruby Giddings

Sovannary Sao

Tianna Faraci

Mika Wheatley

Fang Guo

Carina Love

Ching-Yuan Ku

Lara Selzer

Megan Anstey

Madison Spencer

Kristina Tsartas

Joey Truong

Georgia White

JIA SUN

Hannah Wilson

Zoe Archer

Olivia Holloway

Joel Emmett

Kaishi Li

Kristi Biezaite

Rohan Gerrard

Anh Pham

Matt Kuch

Freya Tran

Adam Demarti

Georgina McAllister

Thomas Coghlan

Annabelle Freeman

Sarah Louey

Jeylan Mustafa

Khye Huey Teoh

Talya Bahari

Machaya Kurozumi

Cindy Nguyen

Reynard Brooks

Aaron D'Arcy

Alex Duong

Bella MacIsaac

Eliza Tan

Sam Heritage

Dinh Ngo

Lachlan Banham

Stephanie Luong

Jessica Nguyen

Judith Radas

Molly McGarrity

Vivian Nguyen

Edie Romalis

Sanduni Jayasekera

Oshain Premaratne

Joanna Ikin

Olivia Clark

Elle Apostolou

Ciara McCabe

Claudia Aliotta

Eve Rampley

Lachie Joe

Neve Horvat

Stephanie West

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Anita Doan

Britney Monacella

Jason Vu

Jennifer Godwin

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Deepak Prakash

Vivien Dao

Aliya Bektas

max howard

Laura King

Yuhan Zhu

Luci Tivendale

Jocelynda Leonardo

Adam Smith

Kate Smedley