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.

Jaz Amelia Palin

Thomas Handbury

Heath Glen

Ruby Bittner

Julia Marchese

Eleni Aivazidis

Chloe Saliba

Gia Bao Nguyen

Qian Hui Yong

Noah Portelli

James McPherson

James Chapman

Lucy Gordon

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Steven Huang

Sophie Bronte

Patcharida Saprom

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Georgina Race-Lyons

Xavier Seccombe

Lexi Turner

Gabi Long

Nellie Holder

Nicholas Barry

Amelia Rees

Dingli Xu

Jaimee Liubinskas

Natalie Mortale

Leo Botvinik

Lalana Ray

Tiarna Bett

Millie Winkett

Daniela Innella

Emily-rose Grech

Stella Duggan

Ellie Preston

Jiaran Li

Sahar Hachem

Lakeisha Nevin

Elliot Sando

Holly Turner

Jerry Loi

Daphne Ferabend

Athena Kavadias

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Terry Ngo

Lilyana Gorringe

Sarah Perrett

Lily Buckmaster

Sodalyta Ny

Layla Ocampo

Haoqi Hao

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Ciara Nevin

Sophie McElgunn

Emily McLennan

Sophie O'Connor

Juels Valpied

Naomi Ngo

Laura Jaeger

Rachel Watt

Xin En Chang

sanali wickramarachchi

Sarah Styzinski

Darika Chittsawangdee

Natasha Grek

Isabella Suafoa

Bailey Joy

Isabella De Amicis

Elli Gale

Hana Bardwell

Hoang Huy Vo

Auluna Bisma

Sam Bottrell

Alicia Ockerby

Hamish Williams

Aoife Dormer

Hannah Desimone

Miranda O'Neill

Kalise Freeny