Can Proof · prototype

See the label on the can before you print it

Drop your label art, turn it on a real-proportioned can, stand it next to the cans it will share a shelf with, and export a turning video for launch day. Your art never leaves this device — nothing is uploaded, and closing the tab clears it.

Drag to turn. Transparent areas in your file show as bare aluminium.

Before you file the COLA

A self-check. Can Proof doesn't read your artwork, and this isn't label approval — TTB approves labels, on the COLA. The federal list, with the rule behind each line:

  • The name under which the malt beverage is sold, on the brand label.

  • The class (e.g. beer, ale, lager, stout, IPA per trade understanding) or a distinctive designation with a truthful statement of composition.

  • Optional federally for most malt beverages but mandatory in several states and whenever the Studio brief supplies it; format 'X% ALC./VOL.' (tolerance ±0.3%). The Studio always places it — omission is a per-state decision above our pay grade.

  • US fluid ounces (or pints/quarts/gallons) — e.g. '16 FL. OZ.' May be blown into the container for bottles; the Studio places it on the label.

  • For domestic malt beverages: the bottler/producer's name and the city and state of the bottling location, preceded by a truthful phrase such as 'BREWED AND CANNED BY'.

  • The exact statutory text, verbatim. 'GOVERNMENT WARNING' in capitals and bold; the statement separate and apart from other information, on a contrasting background. Type size for containers over 237ml up to 3L: minimum 2mm, maximum 25 characters per inch.

Selling in a deposit state?

CA: CA CRV · CT: CT 10¢ · HI: HI 5¢ · IA: IA 5¢ · ME: ME 5¢ · MA: MA 5¢ · MI: MI 10¢ · NY: NY 5¢ · OR: OR 10¢ · VT: VT 5¢. The refund mark goes on the container in each state you sell in.

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