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.

Amie Rippon

Cindy Bernice Katherine

Ella Haywood

Calista Tiara Willa

Alex Stanton

XinYan Kuah

Ashley Missen

Casandra Gonzalez-Pistolesi

Bussakorn Nangsue

Neera Vititwatanakul

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Glo Nera

Kaylee Launder

Rei Sato

Cameron Good-Giles

Casey Sheather

Riccardo Falvo

Britney Angelia Kusuma

Joshua David

Nicholas Rickard

Elena Ancarola

Treshan Perera

Alessi Fernando

Jess Novakova

Jendaya Bergmeier

Huu Phi Mai

Isabelle Bates

Abbey Evans

Chunan Qiu

Marco Simonovski

Tammy Truong

Anastasia Theofanous

Kai Djeng

Mathew McCullough

Talan Watson-Ponsford

Alicia Chiaravalle

Cameron Robertson

Claudia Schonfeldt

Jack Stone

Mia Kiely

Tahlia White

Yin Ting Wong

Ryan Zhiren Deng

Siew Min Fang

Sophie Gregg

Katrina Chalmers

Thien Bang

Luca Rotteglia

Pippa Sutherland

Fiona Bickerdike

Mia Ristevski

shuya GUO

Shu Shu

Michael Fanfulla

Andrea Hart

Natalie Cavicchiolo

Meaghan Sheehan

Dorothea Chen

Gabrielle Condilis

Ruby Glenister

Jared Cook

Leah McCabe

Isabelle Lee

Nicko Grimm

Davena Fynmore

Maverick Weigall

James Morris

Lachlan Brain

Maddy McCready

Lily Parmenter

Taya Foxman

Benjamin Lamaro

Anny Nguyen

Anastasia Cornelia Hindarto

Samantha Delaney

Domenico Roso

Tash Jones

Shelby Philp

Darcy FitzRoy

Catherine Falconer