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.

Thomas Handbury

Jaimee Liubinskas

Nicholas Barry

Stella Duggan

Auluna Bisma

Sam Bottrell

Janice Seng

Emily McLennan

Christine Ruth Teoxon

Lexi Turner

Emily-rose Grech

Millie Winkett

Hoang Huy Vo

Peter Scoble

Isabella De Amicis

Juels Valpied

Isabella Suafoa

Rachel Watt

Bianca Rachela Notogroho

Massimo Aiello

Gabi Long

Tanrak T.

Hamish Williams

Alice Williamson

James Chapman

Elli Gale

Lalana Ray

Sarah Styzinski

Sarah Perrett

Nellie Holder

Qian Hui Yong

Natalie Mortale

Ciara Nevin

Jiaran Li

Lakeisha Nevin

Jerry Loi

Daphne Ferabend

Sophie O'Connor

Sophie Bronte

Gabriel Olivier Hernandez

Bailey Joy

Aoife Dormer

Ellie Preston

Eleni Aivazidis

Sahar Hachem

Kalise Freeny

Heath Glen

Tracy Gacrama

Sophie McElgunn

Daniela Innella

Xin En Chang

Julia Marchese

Xin Yu Loke

Annabelle Sterkenburg

Dougal Etheridge

Sodalyta Ny

Pak Kiu (Ryan) Leung

Layla Ocampo

Hana Bardwell

Haoqi Hao

Veronica Pampanella

Gia Bao Nguyen

sanali wickramarachchi

Ngoc Hoai Uyen Nguyen

Laura Jaeger

Alicia Ockerby

Amy Taylor

Terry Ngo

Sarah Sheehy

Ella Weyers

Xavier Seccombe

Giselle Iaconis

Ruby Bittner

Courtney Obrien

Miranda O'Neill

Lucy Gordon

Steven Huang

Elliot Sando

Nina Sakura

Abbey Leith