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.

Claudia Schonfeldt

Calista Tiara Willa

Anny Nguyen

Mix Imbong

Danielle Brown

James Morris

Tahlia White

Jack Dorgan

Benjamin Lamaro

Simon Owen

Kaylee Launder

Glo Nera

Ryan Zhiren Deng

Alicia Chiaravalle

Kai Djeng

Lyn Nguyen

Ching Ying Chua

Nicko Grimm

Leah McCabe

Reiya Kuremoto

Mia (Mya) Stikoltzik

Mathew McCullough

Shu Shu

Tash Jones

Andrea Hart

Alec Stalder

Jonah Milne

Meaghan Sheehan

Mitchell Cook

Kanwara Samranwong

Catherine Falconer

Jess Novakova

Taya Foxman

Samantha Delaney

Bussakorn Nangsue

Maddy McCready

Luca Rotteglia

Fatima Shublaq

Ashley Missen

Marco Simonovski

Abbey Evans

Fabian Alifraco

Jaz Carter

Chili Misa

Ngoc Cat Tuong Tran

Domenico Roso

Talan Watson-Ponsford

Shelby Philp

Joshua David

Huu Phi Mai

Tammy Truong

Mia Kiely

Siew Min Fang

Maverick Weigall

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Katrina Chalmers

Mia Ristevski

Fiona Bickerdike

Thien Bang

Cameron Good-Giles

Alessi Fernando

Riccardo Falvo

Nicholas Rickard

Gabrielle Condilis

Anastasia Theofanous

Isabelle Bates

Britney Angelia Kusuma

Hayden Marshall

Neera Vititwatanakul

Pippa Sutherland

Ashleigh Hoffmann

Darcy FitzRoy

Anastasia Cornelia Hindarto

Quynh Anh Do

Ivy Nguyen

Tahlia Boden

Ruby Glenister

Davena Fynmore

Lily Parmenter

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