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.

Grace Ting

Ashleigh Docking

Tien Nguyen

Dora Bebonis

Rebecca Mok

Ashley Ng

Congwen Zhou

Chai Jeffery

Alessia Zuccala

Sasha Kamel

Cheryl Kau

Jason Chung

Ciara Croft

Jared Fowler

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Amelia Bursztynski

Ruby Bergmeier

Immanuel Martin

Despina Batsakis

Molly Cunnane

Luka Dickson

Emma Facey

Cindy Lo

Steffie Eddy

Toneya Hurst

Anna Afzal-Gould

Renee Sim

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Amelia Vu

Kylie Blumson

Isa Lim

Yasmin Li

Shelley Virduzzo

Georgina Favaloro

Shannon Bowkett

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Jia Jun Hong

Xin Zi Hoo

Michelle Millers

Georgia Back

Vanessa William

Shakira Simmons

Kirsten Hart

Jing Wen Ng

Daniel Mastromihalis

Connie Chin

Angela Yong

Ashleigh Squire

Wendy Lay

Kat Kopecka

Ulya Cheng

Tara Knight

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Brandy Lau

Megan Baines

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Sarah Smedley

Rainnie Hsiao

Erin Frakes

Vivien Nguyen

Aaron Davis

Olivia Hockey

Rebecca Smith

Angelica Matarazzo

Lachlan Webb

Pranav Tamang

Magenta Hornsey

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Athanasios Romios

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Lauren Smith

Ellen Hetrelezis

Ollie Rae

Joo En Kok

Alanis Viera

Jemma Young

Keni Patel

Tyneesa Grant

William Clark

Nichanon Thampramual