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.

Wendy Lay

Luka Dickson

Cameron Laing

Ashleigh Docking

Bailey Wentworth

Angela Yong

Lauren Smith

Immanuel Martin

Magenta Hornsey

Vanessa William

Georgia Back

Tien Nguyen

Steffie Eddy

Ciara Croft

Angelica Matarazzo

Ashleigh Squire

Ella Whitehead

Lachlan Webb

Adam Yeo

Max Whiting

Christopher Chan

Kirsten Hart

Olivia Hockey

Tyneesa Grant

Brandy Lau

Sophie Sfikas

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Jing Wen Ng

Rebecca Smith

Toneya Hurst

Ellen Hetrelezis

Hui Shan Ho

Shicheng Huo

Shakira Simmons

Sarah Stansbie

Venessa Kho

William Clark

Jared Fowler

Molly Cunnane

Aaron Davis

Dora Bebonis

Shelley Virduzzo

Renee Sim

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Jack Milligan

Chai Hoong Yong

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Lisa Le Nguyen

Cheryl Kau

Cindy Lo

Pranav Tamang

Yasmin Li

Cassie Horne

Tom Faska

Despina Batsakis

Emma Facey

Congwen Zhou

Cailum Choi

Ashley Ng

Connie Chin

Matthew Phillip

Bianca Gjuric

Michelle Millers

Jia Jun Hong

Ollie Rae

Keni Patel

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Leilani Krienke

Lucas Pavlis

Ashley Bell

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Sarah Smedley

Erin Frakes

Rebecca Mok

Jesse Greer

Tara Knight

Jemma Young

Seren Altiparmak

Sasha Kamel

Ulya Cheng