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.

Rebecca Mok

Ciara Croft

Amelia Bursztynski

Tien Nguyen

Connie Chin

Georgina Favaloro

Leilani Krienke

Grace Ting

Ruby Bergmeier

Ashley Bell

Kirsten Hart

Shicheng Huo

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Ashleigh Squire

Kylie Blumson

Lachlan Webb

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Alessia Zuccala

Jack Milligan

Matthew Phillip

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Jason Chung

Alanis Viera

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Chai Jeffery

Michelle Millers

Renee Sim

Steffie Eddy

Ashley Ng

Lauren Smith

Wendy Lay

Xin Zi Hoo

Pranav Tamang

Max Whiting

Cheryl Kau

Cameron Laing

Sasha Kamel

Adam Yeo

Jesse Greer

Christopher Chan

Sarah Smedley

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Emma Facey

Hui Shan Ho

Aaron Davis

Ulya Cheng

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Vivien Nguyen

Ellen Hetrelezis

Athanasios Romios

Sophie Sfikas

Darren Buma

Brandy Lau

Shakira Simmons

Sarah Stansbie

Rebecca Smith

Ashleigh Docking

Keni Patel

Lisa Le Nguyen

Tara Knight

Cassie Horne

Congwen Zhou

Vanessa William

Jing Wen Ng

Shannon Bowkett

William Clark

Tom Faska

Erin Frakes

Eloise Henderson

Angelica Matarazzo

Venessa Kho

Isa Lim

Angela Yong

Nichanon Thampramual

Seren Altiparmak

Jia Jun Hong

Tyneesa Grant

Jemma Young

Molly Cunnane