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.

Daniel Mastromihalis

Pranav Tamang

Cheryl Kau

Daniel Farhan Khairul Zamri

Anna Afzal-Gould

Shannon Bowkett

Leilani Krienke

Xin Zi Hoo

Max Whiting

Ulya Cheng

Ashley Ng

Bailey Wentworth

Athanasios Romios

Magenta Hornsey

Eloise Henderson

Brandy Lau

Jia Jun Hong

Vivien Nguyen

Alessia Zuccala

Wendy Lay

Nichanon Thampramual

Kat Kopecka

Christopher Chan

Matthew Phillip

Tom Faska

Adam Yeo

Jared Fowler

Venessa Kho

Renee Sim

Hui Shan Ho

Chai Jeffery

Chai Hoong Yong

Connie Chin

Dora Bebonis

Georgia Back

Aaron Davis

Amelia Bursztynski

Olivia Hockey

Lachlan Webb

Stephanie Mahon-Smith

Ellen Hetrelezis

Ruby Bergmeier

Congwen Zhou

Lisa Le Nguyen

Seren Altiparmak

Bianca Gjuric

Rainnie Hsiao

Chris Sanchez

Keni Patel

Cameron Laing

Sasha Kamel

Cailum Choi

Ashleigh Squire

Vanessa William

Isa Lim

Kimberley Sie Hui Jun

Tyneesa Grant

Immanuel Martin

Rebecca Smith

Tara Knight

Darren Buma

Alanis Viera

Ella Whitehead

Angela Yong

Jason Chung

Shelley Virduzzo

Kylie Blumson

Georgina Favaloro

Grace Ting

Jing Wen Ng

Molly Cunnane

Shakira Simmons

Sophie Sfikas

Lauren Smith

Maddie Vincent Gilmartin

Cindy Lo

Erin Frakes

Blue Bateman- Williamson

Joo En Kok

Lucas Pavlis