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.

Toneya Hurst

Vanessa William

Wendy Lay

Aaron Davis

Megan Baines

Yasmin Li

Bianca Gjuric

Angelica Matarazzo

Amelia Bursztynski

Vivien Nguyen

Alanis Viera

Seren Altiparmak

Ellen Hetrelezis

Cameron Laing

Venessa Kho

Sarah Stansbie

Ulya Cheng

Matthew Phillip

Brandy Lau

Sasha Kamel

Bailey Wentworth

Molly Cunnane

Joo En Kok

Chris Sanchez

Ashley Bell

Jack Milligan

Rebecca Mok

Kat Kopecka

Tom Faska

Ella Whitehead

Sophie Sfikas

Hui Shan Ho

Leilani Krienke

Daniel Mastromihalis

Angela Yong

Shelley Virduzzo

Immanuel Martin

Lucas Pavlis

Isa Lim

Ciara Croft

Eloise Henderson

Congwen Zhou

Connie Chin

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Erin Frakes

Ashleigh Docking

Ollie Rae

Kirsten Hart

Luka Dickson

Emma Facey

Tyneesa Grant

Ashleigh Squire

Renee Sim

Rebecca Smith

Max Whiting

Olivia Hockey

Nichanon Thampramual

William Clark

Christopher Chan

Tien Nguyen

Rainnie Hsiao

Despina Batsakis

Kylie Blumson

Cailum Choi

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Ashley Ng

Grace Ting

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Xin Zi Hoo

Georgina Favaloro

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Alessia Zuccala

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Anna Afzal-Gould

Jemma Young

Jared Fowler

Darren Buma

Tara Knight

Georgia Back

Athanasios Romios