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.

Sarah Sheehy

Steven Huang

Heath Glen

Julia Marchese

Hoang Huy Vo

Amelia Rees

Tanrak T.

Ellie Preston

Darika Chittsawangdee

Thomas Handbury

Daphne Ferabend

Gabi Long

Lily Buckmaster

Naomi Ngo

Sarah Styzinski

Amy Taylor

Dingli Xu

Sam Bottrell

Lakeisha Nevin

Jaz Amelia Palin

Rachel Watt

Natasha Grek

Nicholas Barry

Miranda O'Neill

Xin En Chang

Millie Winkett

Isabella Suafoa

Layla Ocampo

Sophie Bronte

Sarah Perrett

Elliot Sando

Haoqi Hao

Laura Jaeger

Lalana Ray

Jaimee Liubinskas

Peter Scoble

Natalie Mortale

Giselle Iaconis

Leo Botvinik

Lilyana Gorringe

Matthew D’Rose

Emily-rose Grech

Lexi Turner

Ruby Bittner

Jerry Loi

Aoife Dormer

Sahar Hachem

Jiaran Li

Abbey Leith

James McPherson

Massimo Aiello

Dougal Etheridge

Gia Bao Nguyen

Ella Weyers

James Chapman

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Holly Turner

Emily McLennan

Noah Portelli

Terry Ngo

Xavier Seccombe

Elli Gale

Nellie Holder

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

sanali wickramarachchi

Lucy Gordon

Tiarna Bett

Hamish Williams

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Auluna Bisma

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Sophie McElgunn

Athena Kavadias

Hana Bardwell

Daniela Innella

Qian Hui Yong

Sodalyta Ny

Chloe Saliba

Hannah Desimone