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.

Congwen Zhou

Jack Milligan

Shannon Bowkett

Olivia Hockey

Pranav Tamang

Athanasios Romios

Ashleigh Squire

Shakira Simmons

Chai Jeffery

Rebecca Smith

Cheryl Kau

Tyneesa Grant

Toneya Hurst

Molly Cunnane

Leilani Krienke

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Lisa Le Nguyen

Sasha Kamel

Tien Nguyen

Georgina Favaloro

Amelia Vu

Anna Afzal-Gould

Lucas Pavlis

Ulya Cheng

Sarah Stansbie

Michelle Millers

Nichanon Thampramual

Sarah Smedley

Georgia Back

Lachlan Webb

Connie Chin

Cailum Choi

Cindy Lo

Jason Chung

Tom Faska

Tara Knight

Ellen Hetrelezis

Seren Altiparmak

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Ashley Ng

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Vivien Nguyen

Megan Baines

Erin Frakes

Venessa Kho

Rainnie Hsiao

Alanis Viera

Keni Patel

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Steffie Eddy

Chai Hoong Yong

Rebecca Mok

Ruby Bergmeier

Magenta Hornsey

Jemma Young

Sophie Sfikas

William Clark

Kirsten Hart

Hui Shan Ho

Bianca Gjuric

Emma Facey

Jing Wen Ng

Yasmin Li

Kat Kopecka

Adam Yeo

Isa Lim

Vanessa William

Shelley Virduzzo

Max Whiting

Chris Sanchez

Matthew Phillip

Renee Sim

Ashley Bell

Aaron Davis

Angela Yong

Cameron Laing

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Angelica Matarazzo

Lauren Smith

Christopher Chan