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.

Pranav Tamang

Kat Kopecka

Lucas Pavlis

Ashleigh Docking

Vivien Nguyen

Tyneesa Grant

Vanessa William

Angela Yong

Amelia Bursztynski

Athanasios Romios

Venessa Kho

Keni Patel

Tara Knight

Lisa Le Nguyen

Luka Dickson

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Christopher Chan

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Darren Buma

Ruby Bergmeier

Michelle Millers

Adam Yeo

Despina Batsakis

Amelia Vu

Joo En Kok

Alessia Zuccala

Cameron Laing

Georgia Back

Kirsten Hart

Shakira Simmons

Grace Ting

Alanis Viera

Chai Hoong Yong

Ciara Croft

Toneya Hurst

Jemma Young

Lauren Smith

Brandy Lau

Leilani Krienke

Molly Cunnane

Ashley Ng

Hui Shan Ho

Isa Lim

Xin Zi Hoo

Jesse Greer

Aaron Davis

Congwen Zhou

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Angelica Matarazzo

Ashleigh Squire

Cassie Horne

Shannon Bowkett

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Ella Whitehead

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Lachlan Webb

Chris Sanchez

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Max Whiting

Georgina Favaloro

Emma Facey

Bianca Gjuric

Anna Afzal-Gould

Jack Milligan

Rebecca Mok

Shicheng Huo

Ellen Hetrelezis

Matthew Phillip

Kylie Blumson

Cheryl Kau

Ollie Rae

Yasmin Li

Ashley Bell

Ulya Cheng

Rainnie Hsiao

Bailey Wentworth

Connie Chin

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Renee Sim

Rebecca Smith