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.

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Aaron Davis

Xin Zi Hoo

Cindy Lo

Eloise Henderson

Erin Frakes

Tyneesa Grant

Ellen Hetrelezis

Leilani Krienke

Renee Sim

Jason Chung

Vivien Nguyen

Wendy Lay

Joo En Kok

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Rebecca Smith

Cailum Choi

Lisa Le Nguyen

Michelle Millers

Angelica Matarazzo

Ella Whitehead

Shakira Simmons

Max Whiting

Olivia Hockey

Steffie Eddy

Darren Buma

Hui Shan Ho

Nichanon Thampramual

Venessa Kho

Pranav Tamang

Toneya Hurst

Alessia Zuccala

Jia Jun Hong

Rebecca Mok

Jing Wen Ng

Kirsten Hart

Tara Knight

Amelia Bursztynski

Ashley Bell

Chai Hoong Yong

Sasha Kamel

Cameron Laing

Lucas Pavlis

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Jack Milligan

Jesse Greer

William Clark

Daniel Mastromihalis

Emma Facey

Vanessa William

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Georgia Back

Magenta Hornsey

Shelley Virduzzo

Chris Sanchez

Lachlan Webb

Sarah Stansbie

Bailey Wentworth

Shicheng Huo

Tien Nguyen

Congwen Zhou

Anna Afzal-Gould

Ashleigh Docking

Angela Yong

Luka Dickson

Bianca Gjuric

Seren Altiparmak

Ciara Croft

Amelia Vu

Isa Lim

Cassie Horne

Ashley Ng

Ollie Rae

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Grace Ting

Shannon Bowkett

Lauren Smith

Kat Kopecka

Ruby Bergmeier

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun