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.

Tracy Gacrama

Layla Ocampo

Peter Scoble

Giselle Iaconis

Terry Ngo

Jiaran Li

Lucy Gordon

Sophie Bronte

Lalana Ray

Alice Williamson

Millie Winkett

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Sophie O'Connor

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Sam Bottrell

Amy Taylor

Naomi Ngo

Tiarna Bett

Qian Hui Yong

Hana Bardwell

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Holly Turner

Steven Huang

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Aoife Dormer

Gia Bao Nguyen

Nicholas Barry

James Chapman

Bailey Joy

Amelia Rees

Xin En Chang

Georgina Race-Lyons

Sarah Styzinski

Nellie Holder

Hoang Huy Vo

Laura Jaeger

Noah Portelli

Sahar Hachem

Sarah Sheehy

Xavier Seccombe

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Elli Gale

Courtney Obrien

Ruby Bittner

Haoqi Hao

Hannah Desimone

Gabi Long

Abbey Leith

Massimo Aiello

Sodalyta Ny

Juels Valpied

Annabelle Sterkenburg

James McPherson

Nina Sakura

Natalie Mortale

Lakeisha Nevin

Janice Seng

Emily-rose Grech

Jerry Loi

Daphne Ferabend

Daniela Innella

Miranda O'Neill

Jaimee Liubinskas

Leo Botvinik

Veronica Pampanella

Xin Yu Loke

Lily Buckmaster

Patcharida Saprom

Stella Duggan

Sarah Perrett

Emily McLennan

Auluna Bisma

Athena Kavadias

Kalise Freeny

Isabella Suafoa

Sophie McElgunn

Thomas Handbury

Lexi Turner

Jaz Amelia Palin

Heath Glen