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.

Laura King

Emma Carson

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Katelyn Said

Zayn Tran

Sophie-Rose Maytom

In Hyeok Park

Alex Duong

Georgina McAllister

Jeylan Mustafa

Lara Selzer

Ching-Yuan Ku

Aulia Anam

Hope Matthews

Ciara McCabe

Ilse Brookes

Aaron D'Arcy

Aliya Bektas

Joey Truong

Luci Tivendale

Phoebe Markoulis

Jessica Nguyen

Madeleine Webster

Crystal Oliver

Bronte Olander

Olivia Clark

Luke Borrow

Richard Tao

Amara Bett

Cindy Nguyen

Ruyi Bell

Neve Horvat

Kristi Biezaite

Tori Lewis

Molly Timms

Talya Bahari

Yue Wang

Anh Pham

JIA SUN

Lachie Joe

Hannah Samaddar

Amita Tulpule

Claudia Aliotta

Zachary Gray

Angelia Roiniotis

Jocelynda Leonardo

Mahdi Bolbol

Adam Do

Tianna Faraci

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Hannah Wilson

Xinjie Wang

Matthew Goljanin

Genevieve Cann

Chuanluan XU

Rohan Gerrard

Sanduni Jayasekera

Jason Chan

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Isaac Bridges

Thomas Coghlan

Imogen Baker

Eliza Tan

Gabrielle Halim

Megan Anstey

Julian Tan

Eve Rampley

Edie Romalis

Molly McGarrity

Reynard Brooks

Freya Tran

Linda Liu

Joel Emmett

Sally Hang

Christopher Groves

Stephanie West

Oshain Premaratne

max howard

Elle Apostolou

Olivia Holloway