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.

Hui Shan Ho

Sarah Smedley

Georgia Back

Sarah Stansbie

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Jack Milligan

Wendy Lay

Jared Fowler

Sophie Sfikas

Alanis Viera

Shelley Virduzzo

Nichanon Thampramual

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Erin Frakes

Pranav Tamang

Steffie Eddy

Ruby Bergmeier

Adam Yeo

Seren Altiparmak

Rainnie Hsiao

Lisa Le Nguyen

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Cindy Lo

Venessa Kho

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Olivia Hockey

Ulya Cheng

Sasha Kamel

Ellen Hetrelezis

Renee Sim

Jia Jun Hong

Angelica Matarazzo

Tom Faska

Jing Wen Ng

Kirsten Hart

Congwen Zhou

Luka Dickson

Lucas Pavlis

Leilani Krienke

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Cameron Laing

Cailum Choi

Amelia Vu

Brandy Lau

Max Whiting

Despina Batsakis

Emma Facey

Shakira Simmons

Eloise Henderson

Angela Yong

Ciara Croft

Chris Sanchez

Jesse Greer

Keni Patel

Chai Jeffery

Rebecca Smith

Connie Chin

Shicheng Huo

Kat Kopecka

Amelia Bursztynski

William Clark

Shannon Bowkett

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Yasmin Li

Alessia Zuccala

Isa Lim

Lachlan Webb

Ashleigh Docking

Xin Zi Hoo

Michelle Millers

Immanuel Martin

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Ashley Bell

Tara Knight

Jemma Young

Ella Whitehead

Christopher Chan

Molly Cunnane

Megan Baines

Rebecca Mok