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.

Jaimee Liubinskas

Amy Taylor

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Qian Hui Yong

Sarah Styzinski

Xin En Chang

Darika Chittsawangdee

Layla Ocampo

Lalana Ray

Ciara Nevin

Nicholas Barry

Daphne Ferabend

Ella Weyers

Jaz Amelia Palin

Amelia Rees

Millie Winkett

Alice Williamson

Georgina Race-Lyons

Isabella De Amicis

Leo Botvinik

Lakeisha Nevin

Gabi Long

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Hoang Huy Vo

Jerry Loi

Lily Buckmaster

Bailey Joy

Lucy Gordon

Hamish Williams

Sarah Sheehy

Jiaran Li

Sarah Perrett

Kalise Freeny

Alicia Ockerby

Hannah Desimone

Noah Portelli

Gia Bao Nguyen

Courtney Obrien

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Athena Kavadias

Laura Jaeger

Nellie Holder

Matthew D’Rose

Sophie Bronte

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Emily-rose Grech

Miranda O'Neill

Giselle Iaconis

Sahar Hachem

Lexi Turner

Lilyana Gorringe

Sodalyta Ny

Natasha Grek

Haoqi Hao

Emily McLennan

Auluna Bisma

Elli Gale

Holly Turner

Janice Seng

Elliot Sando

Sam Bottrell

Peter Scoble

Aoife Dormer

Massimo Aiello

Julia Marchese

Eleni Aivazidis

Ellie Preston

James McPherson

Dougal Etheridge

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Xin Yu Loke

Chloe Saliba

sanali wickramarachchi

Xavier Seccombe

Heath Glen

Thomas Handbury

Natalie Mortale

Tiarna Bett

Steven Huang

Terry Ngo