Traditional Print are your classic idea of a poster printed on paper and hung on a wall. The CREATE poster session will be hosted in the main cafeteria. Posters are grouped by topic, theme or class.
All poster types can be either a research poster or an iInfographic Poster.
We're thrilled to announce that CREATE 2026 student posters will be printed, thanks to the support of our partners and donors! This initiative aims to reduce barriers to participation and encourage students to share their projects at CREATE.
Please read the following information carefully and contact create@viu.ca if you have any questions.
Submission
To guarantee free printing, poster files need to be submitted by March 16 (the sooner you submit it, the better!).
More information on the email address for poster submissions coming soon.
Guidelines
- Sizes (if you are printing your poster elsewhere, other smaller sizes are acceptable)
- Research Posters must be 36" X 48" (either landscape or portrait)
- Infographics must be 24" x 36" (portrait only)
- Go for a white background. This will allow us to print more posters at a lower cost.
- Posters with dark/colourful backgrounds will not be accepted!
- The VIU logo must be included. Make sure to review the logo use guide.
- Make sure to include your name. You should also include class, program, and supervisor (if applicable).
- If you are using pictures, make sure you are allowed to use them. Pixabay and Unsplash are two great resources for pics that are free of copyright restrictions. If you have any concerns about your image use, please connect with copyright@viu.ca
- We will accept PDF files only.
Deadline
March 16, 2026.
Confirmation: After submitting your poster, you will either receive a confirmation that it is ready to be printed or the file will be sent back to you for review. The deadline to resubmit your poster is March 25. No files will be accepted after March 25.
Huge thanks to Coastal Community Credit Union for sponsoring CREATE 2026!
Dates and times
Sessions will run March 30 to April 2, 9 am to 4 pm.
- You will put your poster up in the morning and leave it up all day. You will have a specific time slot when you have to be at your poster.
- Students will receive their session time by March 20.
VIUSpace
To have your poster shared on VIUSpace, you need to complete the VIUSpace Submission Accession Record. After it is filled out, just email it to Dalys.Barney@viu.ca along with your poster file.
- Best Graduate Research Poster: $500
- Best Undergraduate Research Poster: $500
- Best Graduate Infographic: $500 ($250 if less than 10 entries)
- Best Undergraduate Infographic: $500
- People's Choice Best Poster: $150 (1 each for Monday to Thursday)
There are also many other awards you may be considered for.
Workshops
(also check out the vVideo links at the bottom of this page)
Graphics
Link to VIU logo: For CREATE, you can use any of the four listed under CYMK logos. If you take your poster to a non-VIU event, use one of the "full-name" logos.
Using images: The following is from our wonderful copyright folks at the library. For even more good info check out VIU's Student Guide. This Image Source Guide has links to sources for images that are licensed for reuse. For example, Unsplash and Pixabay have very permissive reuse licenses. Note that the Pixabay search also retrieves some Shutterstock images that are not free.