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.

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Rebecca Smith

Tonya Tsorbatzoglou

Reiya Kuremoto

Michael Fanfulla

Lily Parmenter

Alec Stalder

Joshua David

Amie Rippon

Jess Novakova

Jack Dorgan

Leah McCabe

Talan Watson-Ponsford

Ching Ying Chua

Ryan Zhiren Deng

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Meaghan Sheehan

Cameron Good-Giles

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Maverick Weigall

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Jendaya Bergmeier

Nicko Grimm

Mia (Mya) Stikoltzik

Neera Vititwatanakul

Anny Nguyen

Danielle Brown

Chili Misa

Mathew McCullough

Davena Fynmore

Riccardo Falvo

Tash Jones

Abbey Evans

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Isabelle Bates

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Jared Cook

Anastasia Theofanous

Jiajia Hu

Mitchell Cook

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Natalie Cavicchiolo

Yuan Ji Chew

Hayden Marshall

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Taya Foxman

Casandra Gonzalez-Pistolesi

Alicia Chiaravalle

Benjamin Lamaro

Elena Ancarola

Claudia Schonfeldt

Alessi Fernando

Darcy FitzRoy

Calista Tiara Willa

Tammy Truong

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Yin Ting Wong

Thien Bang

Pippa Sutherland

Kaylee Launder

Jonah Milne

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Sophie Gregg

Chunan Qiu

Katrina Chalmers

Bussakorn Nangsue

Andrea Hart

Treshan Perera

Ashley Missen

Samantha Delaney

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Lachlan Brain

Mia Ristevski

Domenico Roso

Jaz Carter

Maddy McCready

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