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.

Alice Gallen

Genevieve Cann

In Hyeok Park

Gabrielle Halim

Zoe Archer

Luci Tivendale

Alex Duong

Linda Liu

Megan Anstey

Sam Heritage

Mahdi Bolbol

Stephanie Luong

Khye Huey Teoh

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Mika Wheatley

Jeylan Mustafa

Christopher Groves

Edie Romalis

Hope Matthews

Joey Truong

Faith Yong

Eve Rampley

Ciara McCabe

Amara Bett

Olivia Holloway

Sophia Dolferus

Vivian Nguyen

Molly McGarrity

Adam Do

Amita Tulpule

Deepak Prakash

Ching-Yuan Ku

Tianna Faraci

Joel Emmett

Emma Carson

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Ruby Giddings

Adam Demarti

Laura King

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Kate Smedley

Aliya Bektas

Madeleine Tseitlin

Crystal Oliver

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Sarah Louey

Kristi Biezaite

Jennifer Godwin

Fang Guo

will campitelli

Kaishi Li

Angelia Roiniotis

Jason Chan

Jocelynda Leonardo

Claudia Aliotta

Oshain Premaratne

Eliza Tan

Richard Tao

Georgia White

Talya Bahari

Cindy Nguyen

Lachlan Banham

Machaya Kurozumi

Carina Love

Caitlin Stanley

Sarah Giust

Chuanluan XU

Yuhan Zhu

Olivia Clark

Katelyn Said

Madison Spencer

Ilse Brookes

Julian Tan

Peiyang Li

Aaron D'Arcy

Zachary Gray

Neve Horvat

Rohan Gerrard

Lara Selzer