2026 Official Contest Rules

HOW TO ENTER

Eligible Entrants must submit an Entry by completing the official online Entry Form available at:
inxcancontest.com/enter

The Entry Form must be completed in its entirety during the Entry Period. Incomplete Entries will not be eligible.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A valid Submission consists of two separate components:

A. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION (ENTRY FORM)

Each Entrant must complete the official Entry Form in full and submit all required information and materials electronically, including but not limited to:

• A production or prepress PDF not exceeding 20 MB in file size, showing at least one detectable INX Color Catalog Color
• Identification of the INX Color Catalog serial number and INX Color Catalog Colors used
• Written responses and project information entered directly into the Entry Form, including descriptions explaining how the INX Color Catalog was used in the design and or production process

All written responses must be submitted in English and must comply with any character limits specified within the Entry Form.

All required written information must be submitted electronically through the Entry Form. Written materials are not required to be included with mailed can samples.

B. PHYSICAL CAN SAMPLES (MAILED SUBMISSION)

Each Entrant must mail five (5) finished can samples to the Contest Address listed below.

• Can samples do not need to be filled, but must be properly sealed
• Can samples must arrive free of dents, damage, or deformation
• Can samples must be packaged securely to prevent damage during shipping

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Submission if the physical can samples arrive unsealed, damaged, dented, or otherwise unsuitable for judging.

All five can samples must be mailed together in a single postage-prepaid package, postmarked during the Entry Period and received by March 31, 2026, at the following address:

Colored by INX Can Design Contest
c/o Brand Russo
116 E Congress Street
Lafayette, LA 70501

SUBMISSION COMPLIANCE

Submission of an Entry does not constitute confirmation that the Entry complies with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, disqualify, or remove any Entry that does not meet the requirements of these Official Rules, without notice.

Any communication or information transmitted to Sponsor or through the Website shall be treated as nonconfidential and nonproprietary.

Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, or stolen Submissions.

JUDGING

All eligible Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of five industry professionals selected by the Sponsor. One additional equal judging seat will be determined through public voting conducted via a survey on INX social media platforms.

Judging criteria:

• 30% – Originality
• 30% – Overall design aesthetics
• 30% – Best use of color palette
• 10% – Written responses to contest questions

The five highest-scoring Submissions will be named Finalists.

All decisions of the Sponsor and the judging panel regarding eligibility, judging, finalist selection, winner determination, and interpretation of these Official Rules are final and binding in all respects.

Any Submission that does not meet the eligibility requirement of having been released to market prior to January 1, 2026 may be disqualified at the Sponsor’s sole discretion, regardless of judging status.

PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE

One winner will receive:

• A custom trophy featuring the winning can
• A framed award certificate
• A feature in Color Perfection Magazine
• A press release announcing the win

Approximate retail value of the prize package is $200.

USE OF SUBMISSIONS AND PHYSICAL CAN SAMPLES

By entering the Contest, Entrants acknowledge and agree that all submitted materials, including digital files, images, written responses, and physical can samples, may be retained by the Sponsor.

Sponsor may use submitted can samples and images of the cans in future advertising, marketing, promotional materials, editorial features, trade show displays, social media, digital content, and other Contest-related or Sponsor-related communications, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.

LICENSE GRANT

Each Entrant grants the Sponsor and its designees a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, perform, and create derivative works from the Submission in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any lawful purpose.

Each Entrant irrevocably waives any and all moral rights in the Submission.

MODIFICATION OF DATES AND CONTEST ADMINISTRATION

Sponsor reserves the right to modify any date, deadline, or phase of the Contest, including judging and announcement dates, at its sole discretion. Sponsor cannot accurately predict the number of Entrants and makes no representations regarding participation levels.

DISPUTES, LIABILITY, AND GOVERNING LAW

Each Entrant agrees to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless INX International Ink Co., its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, contractors, Promotion Entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses of any kind, whether known or unknown, arising out of or related to participation in the Contest, submission or use of any Entry, or acceptance, possession, or use or misuse of any prize.

Any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of or relating to the Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class or collective action, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any legal action or proceeding shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois. Entrants irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts and waive any objection based on lack of jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims, judgments, or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Contest. Entrants waive any right to recover attorneys’ fees and waive all claims for indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or special damages.

Entrants agree that any alleged injury arising out of or related to the Contest or any Submission is not irreparable and does not entitle the Entrant to injunctive or equitable relief.

PRIVACY

By submitting an Entry, Entrants consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information in connection with the Contest in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at:
https://www.inxinternational.com/privacy-policy

In the event of any conflict between the Privacy Policy and these Official Rules with respect to data usage or online submissions, these Official Rules shall govern.

WINNERS LIST

The winner will be posted at:
inxcancontest.com/winner