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.

Jia Jun Hong

Venessa Kho

Lisa Le Nguyen

Brandy Lau

Amelia Bursztynski

Cassie Horne

Chris Sanchez

Alessia Zuccala

Tara Knight

Amelia Vu

Jared Fowler

Angela Yong

Steffie Eddy

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Michelle Millers

Anna Afzal-Gould

Aaron Davis

Ulya Cheng

Megan Baines

Jesse Greer

Athanasios Romios

Angelica Matarazzo

Bianca Gjuric

Tyneesa Grant

Tom Faska

Magenta Hornsey

Ciara Croft

Jemma Young

Chai Jeffery

Kirsten Hart

Ella Whitehead

Isa Lim

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Vanessa William

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Sarah Smedley

Adam Yeo

Sarah Stansbie

Shannon Bowkett

Kat Kopecka

Keni Patel

Dora Bebonis

Grace Ting

Shicheng Huo

Bailey Wentworth

Daniel Mastromihalis

Jack Milligan

Max Whiting

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Lauren Smith

Immanuel Martin

Jason Chung

Congwen Zhou

Hui Shan Ho

Ashleigh Docking

Yasmin Li

Georgia Back

Shakira Simmons

Cindy Lo

Alanis Viera

Matthew Phillip

Vivien Nguyen

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Cailum Choi

Ashley Bell

Nichanon Thampramual

Sasha Kamel

Olivia Hockey

Molly Cunnane

Rebecca Mok

Lachlan Webb

Ashley Ng

Leilani Krienke

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Eloise Henderson

Wendy Lay

Ellen Hetrelezis

Erin Frakes

Connie Chin