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.

Chloe Saliba

Natasha Grek

sanali wickramarachchi

Terry Ngo

Daphne Ferabend

Leo Botvinik

Dingli Xu

Jaz Amelia Palin

Heath Glen

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Noah Portelli

Elliot Sando

Hannah Desimone

Sophie Bronte

Nellie Holder

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Darika Chittsawangdee

Alice Williamson

Veronica Pampanella

Janice Seng

Lucy Gordon

Finnian Tully

Lilyana Gorringe

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Eleni Aivazidis

Jerry Loi

Amelia Rees

Laura Jaeger

Tracy Gacrama

Tanrak T.

Stella Duggan

Ellie Preston

Natalie Mortale

Xin Yu Loke

Layla Ocampo

Nicholas Barry

Ella Weyers

Bailey Joy

Sophie McElgunn

Naomi Ngo

Gia Bao Nguyen

Massimo Aiello

Lily Buckmaster

Patcharida Saprom

Jiaran Li

Georgina Race-Lyons

James Chapman

Xin En Chang

Juels Valpied

Miranda O'Neill

Gabi Long

Isabella De Amicis

Amy Taylor

Qian Hui Yong

Sarah Perrett

Sam Bottrell

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Hamish Williams

Aoife Dormer

James McPherson

Elli Gale

Thomas Handbury

Millie Winkett

Courtney Obrien

Emily McLennan

Lalana Ray

Xavier Seccombe

Emily-rose Grech

Annabelle Sterkenburg

Julia Marchese

Nina Sakura

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Tiarna Bett

Athena Kavadias

Haoqi Hao

Daniela Innella

Sodalyta Ny

Auluna Bisma

Abbey Leith

Peter Scoble