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.

Ollie Rae

Dora Bebonis

Yasmin Li

Hui Shan Ho

Magenta Hornsey

Sarah Stansbie

Darren Buma

Steffie Eddy

Shakira Simmons

Amelia Bursztynski

Angela Yong

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Kirsten Hart

Tien Nguyen

Vivien Nguyen

Leilani Krienke

Shannon Bowkett

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Grace Ting

Erin Frakes

Emma Facey

Immanuel Martin

Bailey Wentworth

Cailum Choi

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Michelle Millers

Max Whiting

Rainnie Hsiao

Lisa Le Nguyen

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Molly Cunnane

Georgina Favaloro

Olivia Hockey

Jemma Young

Congwen Zhou

Jia Jun Hong

Athanasios Romios

Brandy Lau

Ruby Bergmeier

Kat Kopecka

Isa Lim

Rebecca Mok

Ciara Croft

Lauren Smith

Alanis Viera

Matthew Phillip

Cassie Horne

Lachlan Webb

Eloise Henderson

Jason Chung

Ashleigh Docking

Despina Batsakis

Chai Hoong Yong

Anna Afzal-Gould

Aaron Davis

Vanessa William

Daniel Mastromihalis

Chris Sanchez

Georgia Back

Shicheng Huo

Jared Fowler

Venessa Kho

Amelia Vu

Jesse Greer

Cheryl Kau

Sophie Sfikas

Seren Altiparmak

Joo En Kok

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Bianca Gjuric

Tyneesa Grant

Keni Patel

Shelley Virduzzo

Christopher Chan

Sarah Smedley

Cindy Lo

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Wendy Lay

Angelica Matarazzo