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.

Eloise Henderson

Steffie Eddy

Chai Hoong Yong

Tom Faska

Amelia Vu

Kylie Blumson

Xin Zi Hoo

Tien Nguyen

Anna Afzal-Gould

Jared Fowler

Wendy Lay

Yasmin Li

Shakira Simmons

Christopher Chan

Leilani Krienke

Michelle Millers

Rainnie Hsiao

Georgia Back

Ella Whitehead

Alessia Zuccala

Connie Chin

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Darren Buma

Lachlan Webb

Emma Facey

Ollie Rae

Sophie Sfikas

Adam Yeo

Jing Wen Ng

Cameron Laing

Sarah Smedley

Cassie Horne

Sasha Kamel

Amelia Bursztynski

Lisa Le Nguyen

Tyneesa Grant

Kat Kopecka

Ruby Bergmeier

Brandy Lau

Alanis Viera

Tara Knight

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Jesse Greer

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Daniel Mastromihalis

Joo En Kok

Pranav Tamang

Congwen Zhou

Hui Shan Ho

Ashley Ng

Matthew Phillip

Rebecca Mok

Max Whiting

Nichanon Thampramual

Jia Jun Hong

Cindy Lo

Toneya Hurst

Erin Frakes

Ulya Cheng

Georgina Favaloro

Molly Cunnane

Jemma Young

Shicheng Huo

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

William Clark

Ashleigh Docking

Angelica Matarazzo

Vanessa William

Ellen Hetrelezis

Luka Dickson

Lauren Smith

Kirsten Hart

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Dora Bebonis

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Olivia Hockey

Magenta Hornsey

Ciara Croft

Despina Batsakis

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun