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.

Connie Chin

Vanessa William

Venessa Kho

Angelica Matarazzo

Sarah Stansbie

Kylie Blumson

Aaron Davis

Bailey Wentworth

Jesse Greer

Sarah Smedley

Isa Lim

Erin Frakes

Jason Chung

Emma Facey

Pranav Tamang

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Michelle Millers

Ashley Ng

Alanis Viera

Olivia Hockey

Christopher Chan

Tyneesa Grant

Ellen Hetrelezis

Dora Bebonis

Brandy Lau

Steffie Eddy

Immanuel Martin

Megan Baines

Rebecca Smith

Ulya Cheng

Lauren Smith

Ciara Croft

Tara Knight

Athanasios Romios

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Seren Altiparmak

Tom Faska

Daniel Mastromihalis

Georgia Back

Toneya Hurst

Molly Cunnane

Shelley Virduzzo

Joo En Kok

Luka Dickson

Lucas Pavlis

Ashley Bell

Shicheng Huo

Renee Sim

Darren Buma

Chai Jeffery

Kirsten Hart

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

William Clark

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Alessia Zuccala

Ruby Bergmeier

Ashleigh Docking

Angela Yong

Anna Afzal-Gould

Bianca Gjuric

Kat Kopecka

Leilani Krienke

Eloise Henderson

Shakira Simmons

Ollie Rae

Jared Fowler

Amelia Vu

Tien Nguyen

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Nichanon Thampramual

Jack Milligan

Jemma Young

Chris Sanchez

Georgina Favaloro

Max Whiting

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Yasmin Li

Amelia Bursztynski

Hui Shan Ho

Cindy Lo