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.

Abbey Leith

Patcharida Saprom

Lily Buckmaster

Thomas Handbury

Giselle Iaconis

Sahar Hachem

Emily McLennan

Ella Weyers

Gia Bao Nguyen

Daphne Ferabend

Tiarna Bett

Rachel Watt

Aoife Dormer

Natasha Grek

Janice Seng

Xin En Chang

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Gabi Long

Sarah Styzinski

Isabella Suafoa

Nellie Holder

Sarah Sheehy

Naomi Ngo

Kalise Freeny

Lucy Gordon

Julia Marchese

Auluna Bisma

Darika Chittsawangdee

Ruby Bittner

Eleni Aivazidis

Jerry Loi

James McPherson

Sophie O'Connor

Alice Williamson

Sodalyta Ny

Sophie Bronte

Millie Winkett

Stella Duggan

Veronica Pampanella

Haoqi Hao

Laura Jaeger

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Elli Gale

Lakeisha Nevin

Hana Bardwell

Leo Botvinik

Elliot Sando

Athena Kavadias

Jaimee Liubinskas

Sam Bottrell

Finnian Tully

Xin Yu Loke

Noah Portelli

sanali wickramarachchi

Courtney Obrien

Lalana Ray

Amelia Rees

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Layla Ocampo

Jaz Amelia Palin

Sophie McElgunn

Chloe Saliba

Xavier Seccombe

Hamish Williams

Alicia Ockerby

Jiaran Li

Qian Hui Yong

Lilyana Gorringe

Tanrak T.

Isabella De Amicis

Natalie Mortale

Massimo Aiello

Peter Scoble

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Terry Ngo

Hoang Huy Vo

Bailey Joy

James Chapman

Emily-rose Grech

Amy Taylor