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.

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Aaron Davis

Kat Kopecka

Congwen Zhou

Tien Nguyen

Grace Ting

Immanuel Martin

Amelia Vu

Jing Wen Ng

Tom Faska

Athanasios Romios

Sarah Stansbie

Tara Knight

Lucas Pavlis

Toneya Hurst

Max Whiting

Shannon Bowkett

Chai Hoong Yong

Daniel Mastromihalis

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Connie Chin

Adam Yeo

Joo En Kok

Cindy Lo

Ashleigh Docking

William Clark

Jason Chung

Ulya Cheng

Steffie Eddy

Cassie Horne

Alessia Zuccala

Chai Jeffery

Georgia Back

Ella Whitehead

Venessa Kho

Shicheng Huo

Pranav Tamang

Amelia Bursztynski

Cameron Laing

Magenta Hornsey

Ciara Croft

Anna Afzal-Gould

Molly Cunnane

Yasmin Li

Renee Sim

Cheryl Kau

Xin Zi Hoo

Olivia Hockey

Ollie Rae

Cailum Choi

Rebecca Smith

Despina Batsakis

Emma Facey

Seren Altiparmak

Bianca Gjuric

Leilani Krienke

Megan Baines

Jared Fowler

Sophie Sfikas

Lachlan Webb

Bailey Wentworth

Georgina Favaloro

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Ashleigh Squire

Brandy Lau

Isa Lim

Nichanon Thampramual

Chris Sanchez

Rainnie Hsiao

Shelley Virduzzo

Jack Milligan

Darren Buma

Angela Yong

Christopher Chan

Lauren Smith

Vanessa William

Wendy Lay

Kirsten Hart

Dora Bebonis

Lisa Le Nguyen