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.

Madeleine Webster

Emma Carson

Carina Love

Brittany Ronec

Zayn Tran

Kristi Biezaite

Matthew Goljanin

Mahdi Bolbol

Jessica Nguyen

Joanna Ikin

Phoebe Markoulis

Tianna Faraci

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Sam Heritage

Annabelle Freeman

Peiyang Li

Chuanluan XU

Sovannary Sao

Freya Tran

Linda Liu

Megan Anstey

Vivian Nguyen

Adam Demarti

Rohan Gerrard

Ilse Brookes

Khye Huey Teoh

Sanduni Jayasekera

Anita Doan

Amita Tulpule

Genevieve Cann

Angelia Roiniotis

Christopher Groves

Claudia Aliotta

Matt Kuch

Ruyi Bell

Richard Tao

Luke Borrow

Eliza Tan

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Domenico Adami

Kaishi Li

Cindy Nguyen

Ching-Yuan Ku

Jocelynda Leonardo

Mika Wheatley

Katelyn Said

Max Lienert

Bella MacIsaac

Sarah Giust

Edie Romalis

Joel Emmett

Crystal Oliver

Deepak Prakash

Talya Bahari

Aulia Anam

Georgia White

Oshain Premaratne

Anh Pham

Madeleine Tseitlin

Laura King

Jeylan Mustafa

Isaac Bridges

Lachie Joe

Sarah Louey

Madison Spencer

Molly Timms

Jason Vu

Adam Do

Vivien Dao

Britney Monacella

Eve Rampley

Ruby Giddings

Kate Smedley

Hannah Samaddar

Olivia Holloway

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Zachary Gray

will campitelli

Elle Apostolou

Hope Matthews