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.

Ching-Yuan Ku

Joanna Ikin

Yuhan Zhu

Eve Rampley

Eliza Tan

Elle Apostolou

Jeylan Mustafa

Jessica Nguyen

Molly Timms

Joey Truong

Britney Monacella

Annabelle Freeman

Anita Doan

Vivian Nguyen

Isaac Bridges

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Stephanie Luong

Joel Emmett

Annabelle Radford

Tanya Borg

Zoe Archer

Talya Bahari

Matt Kuch

Freya Tran

Fang Guo

Adam Smith

Julian Tan

Emma Carson

Aaron D'Arcy

Molly McGarrity

Crystal Oliver

Tianna Faraci

will campitelli

Sarah Giust

Katelyn Said

Kristina Tsartas

Zachary Gray

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Madison Spencer

Jason Vu

Xinjie Wang

Lachie Joe

Hannah Wilson

Angelia Roiniotis

Bella MacIsaac

Caitlin Stanley

Judith Radas

Bronte Olander

Richard Tao

Sarah Louey

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Mahdi Bolbol

Ruyi Bell

Sam Heritage

Olivia Holloway

Adam Do

Amara Bett

Neve Horvat

Laura King

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Amita Tulpule

Olivia Clark

Sally Hang

Vanessa Goh

Luke Borrow

Alice Gallen

Cindy Nguyen

Jennifer Godwin

Kate Smedley

Carina Love

max howard

Stephanie West

Genevieve Cann

Deepak Prakash

Alex Duong

Imogen Baker

Claudia Aliotta

JIA SUN

Jason Chan

Ciara McCabe