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.

Darren Buma

Jason Chung

Alessia Zuccala

Ollie Rae

Ashleigh Docking

Chai Jeffery

Brandy Lau

Sasha Kamel

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Jemma Young

Angelica Matarazzo

Michelle Millers

Angela Yong

Immanuel Martin

Magenta Hornsey

Rebecca Mok

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Tara Knight

Vanessa William

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Ellen Hetrelezis

Emma Facey

Sophie Sfikas

Ulya Cheng

Ashley Bell

Shelley Virduzzo

Toneya Hurst

Matthew Phillip

Lauren Smith

Ruby Bergmeier

Shicheng Huo

Ashleigh Squire

Lachlan Webb

Olivia Hockey

Vivien Nguyen

Jia Jun Hong

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Rainnie Hsiao

Grace Ting

Amelia Bursztynski

Seren Altiparmak

Ella Whitehead

Lucas Pavlis

William Clark

Hui Shan Ho

Cindy Lo

Kylie Blumson

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Connie Chin

Ashley Ng

Daniel Mastromihalis

Georgia Back

Chai Hoong Yong

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Shakira Simmons

Shannon Bowkett

Pranav Tamang

Max Whiting

Yasmin Li

Ciara Croft

Bailey Wentworth

Venessa Kho

Cheryl Kau

Congwen Zhou

Kat Kopecka

Athanasios Romios

Adam Yeo

Cailum Choi

Nichanon Thampramual

Georgina Favaloro

Christopher Chan

Tom Faska

Xin Zi Hoo

Renee Sim

Rebecca Smith

Sarah Smedley

Sarah Stansbie

Anna Afzal-Gould

Keni Patel

Amelia Vu