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.

Bianca Gjuric

Jared Fowler

William Clark

Erin Frakes

Anna Afzal-Gould

Grace Ting

Ellen Hetrelezis

Lauren Smith

Kylie Blumson

Jason Chung

Lisa Le Nguyen

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Shakira Simmons

Jing Wen Ng

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Ashley Bell

Tyneesa Grant

Georgina Favaloro

Christopher Chan

Keni Patel

Angelica Matarazzo

Shicheng Huo

Ashleigh Docking

Nichanon Thampramual

Athanasios Romios

Magenta Hornsey

Olivia Hockey

Congwen Zhou

Tom Faska

Alanis Viera

Rebecca Mok

Jack Milligan

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Lachlan Webb

Hui Shan Ho

Emma Facey

Adam Yeo

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Xin Zi Hoo

Yasmin Li

Vivien Nguyen

Toneya Hurst

Cindy Lo

Ashley Ng

Dora Bebonis

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Jia Jun Hong

Kat Kopecka

Ciara Croft

Megan Baines

Tien Nguyen

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Ashleigh Squire

Ella Whitehead

Michelle Millers

Sophie Sfikas

Kirsten Hart

Darren Buma

Bailey Wentworth

Angela Yong

Seren Altiparmak

Eloise Henderson

Molly Cunnane

Cheryl Kau

Sarah Stansbie

Sarah Smedley

Sasha Kamel

Daniel Mastromihalis

Steffie Eddy

Cailum Choi

Renee Sim

Joo En Kok

Ulya Cheng

Connie Chin

Brandy Lau

Isa Lim

Venessa Kho

Max Whiting

Stephanie Mahon-Smith