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.

Jeylan Mustafa

Linda Liu

Katelyn Said

Britney Monacella

Zachary Gray

Kaishi Li

Ilse Brookes

Bella MacIsaac

Cindy Nguyen

Isaac Bridges

Kristina Tsartas

Olivia Holloway

Fang Guo

Chuanluan XU

Georgina McAllister

Alex Duong

Eliza Tan

Jason Vu

Emma Carson

Sanduni Jayasekera

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Matthew Goljanin

Ruyi Bell

Aliya Bektas

Sally Hang

Zoe Archer

Edie Romalis

Julian Tan

Jason Chan

Thomas Coghlan

Faith Yong

Molly McGarrity

Tianna Faraci

Oshain Premaratne

JIA SUN

Laura King

Jessica Nguyen

Madeleine Webster

Vivien Dao

Claudia Aliotta

Luci Tivendale

Ciara McCabe

Kristi Biezaite

Bronte Olander

Judith Radas

Eve Rampley

Sophia Dolferus

Sovannary Sao

Tori Lewis

Phoebe Markoulis

Angelia Roiniotis

Olivia Clark

Imogen Baker

Joey Truong

Lara Selzer

Max Lienert

Caitlin Stanley

Annabelle Freeman

Aaron D'Arcy

Crystal Oliver

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Jennifer Godwin

Joanna Ikin

Brittany Ronec

Luke Borrow

Ruby Giddings

Matt Kuch

Machaya Kurozumi

Adam Smith

Annabelle Radford

Gabrielle Halim

Zayn Tran

Freya Tran

will campitelli

Anh Pham

Peiyang Li

Mika Wheatley

Georgia White

Madison Spencer

Khye Huey Teoh