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.

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Deepak Prakash

Stephanie West

Olivia Clark

Kaishi Li

Domenico Adami

Millicent Madsen

Machaya Kurozumi

Vanessa Goh

Emma Carson

Georgina McAllister

Thomas Coghlan

Oshain Premaratne

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Xinjie Wang

Brittany Ronec

Zayn Tran

Imogen Baker

Julian Tan

Peiyang Li

Aaron D'Arcy

Chuanluan XU

Madison Spencer

Sanduni Jayasekera

Megan Anstey

Hannah Samaddar

Neve Horvat

Eve Rampley

Jeylan Mustafa

max howard

Crystal Oliver

Ruyi Bell

Amara Bett

Vivien Dao

Hope Matthews

Sarah Louey

Zachary Gray

Kristi Biezaite

Alice Gallen

Joey Truong

Jason Vu

Khye Huey Teoh

Freya Tran

Katelyn Said

Eliza Tan

Fang Guo

Joanna Ikin

Linda Liu

Cindy Nguyen

Vivian Nguyen

Aulia Anam

Max Lienert

Adam Demarti

Claudia Aliotta

Adam Smith

Britney Monacella

Lachie Joe

will campitelli

Elle Apostolou

Carina Love

Gabrielle Halim

Anita Doan

Amita Tulpule

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Olivia Holloway

Faith Yong

Annabelle Radford

Alex Duong

Richard Tao

Christopher Groves

Jocelynda Leonardo

Lara Selzer

Rohan Gerrard

Georgia White

Reynard Brooks

Bronte Olander

Jason Chan

Sarah Giust

Sam Heritage

Anh Pham