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.

Aoife Dormer

Sam Bottrell

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Gabi Long

Courtney Obrien

Tracy Gacrama

James Chapman

Jaz Amelia Palin

Giselle Iaconis

Sophie O'Connor

Ellie Preston

Sahar Hachem

Terry Ngo

Georgina Race-Lyons

Rachel Watt

Finnian Tully

Lucy Gordon

Lalana Ray

Isabella Suafoa

Elliot Sando

James McPherson

Auluna Bisma

Jiaran Li

Daphne Ferabend

Daniela Innella

Jaimee Liubinskas

Haoqi Hao

Juels Valpied

Lexi Turner

Naomi Ngo

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

sanali wickramarachchi

Patcharida Saprom

Tanrak T.

Gia Bao Nguyen

Steven Huang

Jerry Loi

Matthew D’Rose

Sarah Perrett

Emily McLennan

Hoang Huy Vo

Noah Portelli

Leo Botvinik

Amy Taylor

Sarah Sheehy

Stella Duggan

Holly Turner

Laura Jaeger

Nellie Holder

Hana Bardwell

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Millie Winkett

Janice Seng

Xavier Seccombe

Lily Buckmaster

Annabelle Sterkenburg

Athena Kavadias

Heath Glen

Thomas Handbury

Chloe Saliba

Nicholas Barry

Natalie Mortale

Bailey Joy

Ruby Bittner

Ella Weyers

Abbey Leith

Miranda O'Neill

Dougal Etheridge

Alice Williamson

Qian Hui Yong

Elli Gale

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Sarah Styzinski

Dingli Xu

Lilyana Gorringe

Tiarna Bett

Xin En Chang

Xin Yu Loke

Eleni Aivazidis

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen