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.

Jia Jun Hong

Tien Nguyen

Olivia Hockey

Lucas Pavlis

Sophie Sfikas

Amelia Bursztynski

Jemma Young

Magenta Hornsey

Jing Wen Ng

Toneya Hurst

Jesse Greer

Ashley Ng

Jason Chung

Bailey Wentworth

Aaron Davis

Isa Lim

Sarah Stansbie

Chris Sanchez

Congwen Zhou

Shakira Simmons

Cheryl Kau

Erin Frakes

Ulya Cheng

Grace Ting

Lachlan Webb

Rebecca Smith

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Cameron Laing

Vivien Nguyen

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Yasmin Li

Renee Sim

Shicheng Huo

Lisa Le Nguyen

Xin Zi Hoo

Alanis Viera

Kylie Blumson

William Clark

Max Whiting

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Shannon Bowkett

Adam Yeo

Ashleigh Docking

Ashley Bell

Cassie Horne

Emma Facey

Alessia Zuccala

Darren Buma

Chai Hoong Yong

Immanuel Martin

Ruby Bergmeier

Brandy Lau

Tyneesa Grant

Steffie Eddy

Chai Jeffery

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Daniel Mastromihalis

Angelica Matarazzo

Cailum Choi

Megan Baines

Ella Whitehead

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Amelia Vu

Ollie Rae

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Ciara Croft

Shelley Virduzzo

Rainnie Hsiao

Venessa Kho

Georgina Favaloro

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Matthew Phillip

Ashleigh Squire

Luka Dickson

Jack Milligan

Tom Faska

Kirsten Hart

Jared Fowler

Rebecca Mok

Kat Kopecka