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.

Finnian Tully

Jerry Loi

Laura Jaeger

Isabella Suafoa

James Chapman

Matthew D’Rose

Thomas Handbury

Sophie McElgunn

Natasha Grek

Bailey Joy

Xin Yu Loke

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Xavier Seccombe

Jiaran Li

Lexi Turner

Rachel Watt

Emily McLennan

Ciara Nevin

Dougal Etheridge

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Tanrak T.

Darika Chittsawangdee

Naomi Ngo

Terry Ngo

Daphne Ferabend

Isabella De Amicis

Sodalyta Ny

sanali wickramarachchi

Qian Hui Yong

Sarah Styzinski

Ella Weyers

Sam Bottrell

Janice Seng

Sahar Hachem

Stella Duggan

Nellie Holder

Layla Ocampo

Aoife Dormer

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Massimo Aiello

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Jaz Amelia Palin

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Sophie O'Connor

Courtney Obrien

Ruby Bittner

Kalise Freeny

Gabi Long

Natalie Mortale

Lalana Ray

Emily-rose Grech

Georgina Race-Lyons

Nina Sakura

Sarah Sheehy

Lily Buckmaster

Amelia Rees

Elli Gale

Auluna Bisma

Noah Portelli

Athena Kavadias

Ellie Preston

Lakeisha Nevin

Xin En Chang

Chloe Saliba

Holly Turner

Steven Huang

Amy Taylor

James McPherson

Hamish Williams

Jaimee Liubinskas

Alicia Ockerby

Haoqi Hao

Hoang Huy Vo

Abbey Leith

Gia Bao Nguyen

Eleni Aivazidis

Tiarna Bett

Julia Marchese

Heath Glen

Juels Valpied