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.

Sarah Smedley

Brandy Lau

Matthew Phillip

Rebecca Smith

Ulya Cheng

Sophie Sfikas

Isa Lim

Sarah Stansbie

Chris Sanchez

Joo En Kok

William Clark

Magenta Hornsey

Jack Milligan

Alessia Zuccala

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Cailum Choi

Eloise Henderson

Tien Nguyen

Angelica Matarazzo

Vivien Nguyen

Anna Afzal-Gould

Jemma Young

Hui Shan Ho

Megan Baines

Sasha Kamel

Christopher Chan

Aaron Davis

Tom Faska

Connie Chin

Shelley Virduzzo

Angela Yong

Keni Patel

Bailey Wentworth

Ella Whitehead

Ciara Croft

Kirsten Hart

Cindy Lo

Tara Knight

Xin Zi Hoo

Renee Sim

Vanessa William

Jing Wen Ng

Athanasios Romios

Georgia Back

Lachlan Webb

Emma Facey

Leilani Krienke

Adam Yeo

Alanis Viera

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Michelle Millers

Rebecca Mok

Daniel Mastromihalis

Shannon Bowkett

Wendy Lay

Jason Chung

Chai Jeffery

Ruby Bergmeier

Yasmin Li

Lucas Pavlis

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Luka Dickson

Jesse Greer

Rainnie Hsiao

Nichanon Thampramual

Georgina Favaloro

Cameron Laing

Amelia Vu

Despina Batsakis

Molly Cunnane

Seren Altiparmak

Venessa Kho

Bianca Gjuric

Ashleigh Squire

Shicheng Huo

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Ellen Hetrelezis

Dora Bebonis

Toneya Hurst

Chai Hoong Yong