Ulya Cheng

Communication Design

Humblest greetings from a final-year student pursuing her Bachelor of Business with a dual major in Management and Digital Media. I have a deep passion for the bustling world of business management and the creative elements of the digital media world, so I decided to dabble in both majors. Through this blend of individually unique disciplines, I have cultivated a diverse skill set essential for effective management in the business industry and creativity in the digital landscape. With the knowledge that I have gained throughout my studies, I am eager to embark on my professional journey and contribute to the growing industries of business and design. My attached portfolio will provide evidence of my ability to adapt to the changing environments in digital media while simultaneously driving innovation in the business world.

KCON

KCON is an annual Korean wave convention, also the largest fan celebration of Korean culture and music. The event was held in locations across the world. It improves fans experiences by providing them with an affordable way to connect with each other as well as with artists and professionals from the K-pop music industry.

Muriel Cooper

Muriel Cooper created a fantastic body of work over her four decades at the MIT Press with professionals in their quest for new styles, approaches, and strategies for graphic design that were unique to the evolving sense of the text on a display screen. Her enthusiasm for fashion has also served as a role model to other artists.

Me, Outdoor

The chaos of the world surrounding us day by day, through the constant notifications causing my phone to burst and the hectic rumblings of traffic, how do I escape from it all? I walk away from it. Into the outside world, where the river flows, where the sunlight filters through the clouds and trees, and I take out my camera. Through the lenses, there exists a kind of serene beauty that I can’t find anywhere else. In this world, I am a different person. I am myself.

All About Kuching Sarawak

Explore the beauty of Kuching City. Learn more about the vibrant shopping malls, and the years of unforgotten culture and heritage present in the beautiful museums and landmarks scattered throughout the city.

Beauty

The meaning of the beauty for the splash page is to express a person’s confinden that can amaze and impress others with his/her own charm through their actions without the need of saying anything.

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.