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.

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Ashley Bell

Angela Yong

Tien Nguyen

Alanis Viera

Kat Kopecka

Leilani Krienke

Ellen Hetrelezis

Kylie Blumson

Sarah Stansbie

Molly Cunnane

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Cailum Choi

Ciara Croft

Lachlan Webb

Grace Ting

Jesse Greer

Jemma Young

Jia Jun Hong

Ollie Rae

Sasha Kamel

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Georgia Back

Immanuel Martin

Lucas Pavlis

Dora Bebonis

Emma Facey

Megan Baines

Christopher Chan

Yasmin Li

Aaron Davis

Despina Batsakis

Tara Knight

Shicheng Huo

Shakira Simmons

Renee Sim

Nichanon Thampramual

Seren Altiparmak

Shelley Virduzzo

Keni Patel

Chai Hoong Yong

Erin Frakes

Shannon Bowkett

Ella Whitehead

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Lauren Smith

Ashley Ng

Wendy Lay

Angelica Matarazzo

Cassie Horne

Jack Milligan

Chris Sanchez

Chai Jeffery

Venessa Kho

Rebecca Smith

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Bianca Gjuric

Pranav Tamang

Brandy Lau

Sophie Sfikas

Kirsten Hart

Tyneesa Grant

Olivia Hockey

Ashleigh Squire

Jason Chung

Jing Wen Ng

Ruby Bergmeier

Luka Dickson

Hui Shan Ho

Lisa Le Nguyen

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Jared Fowler

Bailey Wentworth

Tom Faska

Anna Afzal-Gould

Isa Lim

Amelia Bursztynski

Matthew Phillip

Athanasios Romios