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.

Rebecca Smith

Claudia Schonfeldt

Jiajia Hu

Danielle Brown

Quynh Anh Do

Jared Cook

Shelby Philp

Anastasia Cornelia Hindarto

Yin Ting Wong

Alec Stalder

Mia (Mya) Stikoltzik

Davena Fynmore

Jack Dorgan

James Morris

Mia Ristevski

Meaghan Sheehan

Maddy McCready

Huu Phi Mai

Kai Djeng

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Anastasia Theofanous

Fiona Bickerdike

Joshua David

Ching Ying Chua

XinYan Kuah

Fabian Alifraco

Benjamin Lamaro

Alex Stanton

Jack Stone

Tahlia Boden

Cindy Bernice Katherine

Ruby Glenister

Tonya Tsorbatzoglou

Mia Kiely

Reiya Kuremoto

Chunan Qiu

Ashleigh Hoffmann

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Gabrielle Condilis

Talan Watson-Ponsford

Luca Rotteglia

Siew Min Fang

Riccardo Falvo

Ivy Nguyen

Casandra Gonzalez-Pistolesi

Dorothea Chen

Anny Nguyen

Nicholas Rickard

Shu Shu

Isabelle Nguyen

Jess Novakova

Mile Bui

Rei Sato

Alicia Chiaravalle

Pippa Sutherland

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Neera Vititwatanakul

Isabelle Lee

Abbey Evans

Glo Nera

Leah McCabe

Sophie Gregg

Natalie Cavicchiolo

Ella Haywood

Tahlia White

Mathew McCullough

Ryan Zhiren Deng

Georgia Van der Slot

Nicko Grimm

Samantha Delaney

Simon Owen

Casey Sheather

Jaz Carter

Amie Rippon

Jonah Milne

Cameron Robertson

Britney Angelia Kusuma

Kaylee Launder

Michael Fanfulla

Calista Tiara Willa