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 Giust

Jeylan Mustafa

Crystal Oliver

Angelia Roiniotis

Brittany Ronec

Carina Love

Zachary Gray

Yue Wang

Luci Tivendale

Neve Horvat

Emma Carson

Vivian Nguyen

Joey Truong

Zayn Tran

Ruby Giddings

Britney Monacella

Jennifer Godwin

Laura King

Rohan Gerrard

max howard

Ciara McCabe

Faith Yong

Vivien Dao

Ruyi Bell

Alice Gallen

Anh Pham

Tori Lewis

Vanessa Goh

Matthew Goljanin

Molly Timms

Khye Huey Teoh

Sophia Dolferus

Sovannary Sao

Olivia Clark

Stephanie West

Imogen Baker

Mika Wheatley

Yuhan Zhu

Bella MacIsaac

Fang Guo

Kristina Tsartas

Amita Tulpule

Caitlin Stanley

Xinjie Wang

Joanna Ikin

Ching-Yuan Ku

Chuanluan XU

Lachie Joe

Judith Radas

Georgina McAllister

Tianna Faraci

Zoe Archer

Annabelle Radford

Adam Smith

Phoebe Markoulis

Jason Vu

Dinh Ngo

Max Lienert

Madison Spencer

Annabelle Freeman

Linda Liu

Mahdi Bolbol

JIA SUN

Hannah Samaddar

Eve Rampley

Peiyang Li

Freya Tran

Jocelynda Leonardo

Lara Selzer

Talya Bahari

Ilse Brookes

Georgia White

Claudia Aliotta

Lachlan Banham

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Julian Tan

Jessica Nguyen

Richard Tao

Jason Chan

Reynard Brooks