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.

Ilse Brookes

Hope Matthews

Adam Do

Joanna Ikin

Mattea Marnika-Lee

Neve Horvat

Madeleine Tseitlin

Phoebe Markoulis

Natnicha 'Denim' Amornmongkol

Angelia Roiniotis

Stephanie Luong

Richard Tao

Ruby Giddings

Peiyang Li

Alex Duong

Mahdi Bolbol

Emma Carson

Kowchika Vijayakumaran

Jeylan Mustafa

Thomas Coghlan

Lachie Joe

Dinh Ngo

Sophie-Rose Maytom

Aulia Anam

Eliza Tan

Chuanluan XU

Zachary Gray

Tianna Faraci

Christopher Groves

Sally Hang

Genevieve Cann

Luke Borrow

Amara Bett

Julian Tan

Matt Kuch

Jessica Olivia Hartanto

Jessica Nguyen

Sam Heritage

Deepak Prakash

Zayn Tran

Madeleine Webster

Annabelle Radford

Zoe Archer

Isaac Bridges

Nicholas Aleksander Owczarek

Machaya Kurozumi

Hannah Samaddar

Rohan Gerrard

Sanduni Jayasekera

Jason Chan

max howard

Vanessa Goh

Jocelynda Leonardo

Sovannary Sao

Matthew Goljanin

Reynard Brooks

Annabelle Freeman

Jason Vu

Sarah Giust

Bronte Olander

Jennifer Godwin

Faith Yong

Khye Huey Teoh

Adam Demarti

Madison Spencer

Britney Monacella

Elle Apostolou

JIA SUN

Vivian Nguyen

Adam Smith

Hannah Wilson

Ciara McCabe

Max Lienert

Lachlan Banham

Gabrielle Halim

Judith Radas

Sophia Dolferus

Joey Truong

Kristi Biezaite

Kristina Tsartas