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.

Hannah Desimone

Athena Kavadias

Matthew D’Rose

Giselle Iaconis

Hamish Williams

Annabelle Sterkenburg

Holly Turner

Nina Sakura

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Heath Glen

Elliot Sando

Ciara Nevin

Sarah Styzinski

Emily-rose Grech

Hana Bardwell

Patcharida Saprom

Sophie Bronte

Kalise Freeny

Laura Jaeger

Lily Buckmaster

Amy Taylor

Sophie McElgunn

Finnian Tully

Rachel Watt

Miranda O'Neill

Leo Botvinik

Nellie Holder

Lucy Gordon

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Natalie Mortale

Elli Gale

Qian Hui Yong

Tiarna Bett

Jaimee Liubinskas

Millie Winkett

Tanrak T.

Amelia Rees

Gia Bao Nguyen

Juels Valpied

Jerry Loi

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Sophie O'Connor

Abbey Leith

Nicholas Barry

Layla Ocampo

Julia Marchese

Chloe Saliba

Emily McLennan

Lalana Ray

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Veronica Pampanella

Ella Weyers

Bailey Joy

Daniela Innella

Noah Portelli

Thomas Handbury

Terry Ngo

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Ruby Bittner

Sarah Sheehy

Xavier Seccombe

Darika Chittsawangdee

Massimo Aiello

Sodalyta Ny

Peter Scoble

sanali wickramarachchi

James McPherson

Daphne Ferabend

Auluna Bisma

Gabi Long

Naomi Ngo

Isabella Suafoa

Haoqi Hao

Stella Duggan

Tracy Gacrama

Lilyana Gorringe

Alice Williamson

Hoang Huy Vo

Janice Seng

Xin Yu Loke