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.

Lilyana Gorringe

Jaz Amelia Palin

Hana Bardwell

Sophie McElgunn

Dougal Etheridge

Elliot Sando

James Chapman

Daniela Innella

Tiarna Bett

Ellie Preston

Sodalyta Ny

Hoang Huy Vo

Ella Weyers

Athena Kavadias

Nicholas Barry

Natalie Mortale

Lily Buckmaster

Terry Ngo

Hannah Desimone

Sarah Styzinski

Jerry Loi

Tanrak T.

Layla Ocampo

Lakeisha Nevin

Peter Scoble

Holly Turner

Natasha Grek

Thomas Handbury

Elli Gale

Alice Williamson

Sahar Hachem

Stella Duggan

Veronica Pampanella

Jiaran Li

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Kalise Freeny

Juels Valpied

Massimo Aiello

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Emily McLennan

Matthew D’Rose

Sam Bottrell

Giselle Iaconis

Eleni Aivazidis

Sophie O'Connor

Dingli Xu

Xin Yu Loke

Lalana Ray

James McPherson

Xin En Chang

Lucy Gordon

Nina Sakura

Qian Hui Yong

Leo Botvinik

Amy Taylor

Noah Portelli

Ciara Nevin

Janice Seng

Bailey Joy

Gia Bao Nguyen

Xavier Seccombe

Aoife Dormer

Gabi Long

Heath Glen

Jaimee Liubinskas

sanali wickramarachchi

Emily-rose Grech

Sophie Bronte

Amelia Rees

Nellie Holder

Hamish Williams

Courtney Obrien

Darika Chittsawangdee

Haoqi Hao

Patcharida Saprom

Abbey Leith

Lexi Turner

Rachel Watt

Sarah Perrett

Julia Marchese