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.

Anna Afzal-Gould

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Venessa Kho

Amelia Vu

Emma Facey

Keni Patel

Jack Milligan

Magenta Hornsey

Joo En Kok

Shannon Bowkett

Ella Whitehead

Rebecca Smith

Brandy Lau

Kat Kopecka

Cindy Lo

Dora Bebonis

Cailum Choi

Connie Chin

Ashleigh Squire

Lisa Le Nguyen

Seren Altiparmak

Wendy Lay

Georgina Favaloro

Michelle Millers

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Jesse Greer

Jia Jun Hong

Toneya Hurst

Darren Buma

Christopher Chan

Ulya Cheng

Jing Wen Ng

Alessia Zuccala

Grace Ting

Erin Frakes

Tyneesa Grant

Leilani Krienke

Aaron Davis

Sarah Smedley

Sarah Stansbie

Steffie Eddy

Renee Sim

Shicheng Huo

Bailey Wentworth

Tom Faska

Ashleigh Docking

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Despina Batsakis

Nichanon Thampramual

Alanis Viera

Kylie Blumson

Yasmin Li

Matthew Phillip

Angelica Matarazzo

Shakira Simmons

Sophie Sfikas

Chai Hoong Yong

Rainnie Hsiao

Max Whiting

Jason Chung

Jared Fowler

Bianca Gjuric

Luka Dickson

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Daniel Mastromihalis

Kirsten Hart

Pranav Tamang

Ashley Bell

Tara Knight

Cheryl Kau

Ollie Rae

Megan Baines

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Angela Yong

Xin Zi Hoo

Vanessa William

Sasha Kamel

Vivien Nguyen

Jemma Young

Jonathan edbert Setyono