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.

Jia Jun Hong

Lisa Le Nguyen

Ulya Cheng

Jazmyn Maddern-Wellington

Olivia Hockey

Georgina Favaloro

Magenta Hornsey

Shakira Simmons

Vanessa William

Renee Sim

Lachlan Webb

Kirsten Hart

Dora Bebonis

Chai Jeffery

Congwen Zhou

Jonathan edbert Setyono

Nichanon Thampramual

Vivien Nguyen

Sasha Kamel

Cassie Horne

Ashleigh Docking

Angelica Matarazzo

Jared Fowler

Joo En Kok

Jesse Greer

Ashley Ng

Tien Nguyen

Alessia Zuccala

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Grace Ting

Megan Baines

Sarah Stansbie

Darren Buma

Despina Batsakis

Aaron Davis

Tyneesa Grant

Jason Chung

Immanuel Martin

Rebecca Mok

Ciara Croft

Bailey Wentworth

Lucas Pavlis

Angela Yong

Amelia Bursztynski

Eloise Henderson

Connie Chin

Ruby Bergmeier

Jemma Young

Kylie Blumson

Xin Zi Hoo

Shelley Virduzzo

Max Whiting

Seren Altiparmak

William Clark

Keni Patel

Jing Wen Ng

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Adam Yeo

Michelle Millers

Sarah Smedley

Yasmin Li

Venessa Kho

Anna Afzal-Gould

Athanasios Romios

Ellen Hetrelezis

Tom Faska

Ollie Rae

Brandy Lau

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Chris Sanchez

Pranav Tamang

Cailum Choi

Bianca Gjuric

Amelia Vu

Isa Lim

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Elaine Yi Lian Yeo

Tara Knight

Matthew Phillip

Steffie Eddy