CanCreator Can Design App Unveiled
UK drinks cans manufacturing trade group UK Can Makers has unveiled a design app that’s free to use and represents a world first.
Never before have can designers been able to access a tool like this without a charge being made but the free-to-use CanCreator app is both PC and Mac-compatible and is principally aimed at giving can designers a platform to visualise and share their work.
Highly user-friendly, CanCreator offers can designers the chance to see their Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator vision animated in 3D, with a multiplicity of finishes and sizes available. Their creation can then be saved – either mid-stage or when completely finished – locally or in an online database which UK Can Makers stress is secure.
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“Packaging plays such a vital role in making products stand out on shelf, and drinks cans offer so many possibilities”, UK Can Makers’ chairman, Geoff Courtney, explained in a statement on the new can design app.
“We wanted to make exploring and showcasing drinks can designs easy, so we worked closely with designers to create an app that would let them see for themselves without any hassle. Initial feedback has been very positive and we hope everyone finds it a useful tool for creating impactful drinks can designs.”
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The CanCreator app has already been used by representatives of prominent design agencies JKR Global and Design Bridge. “This is a great little app which is easy to use and quick to understand”, said Design Bridge’s Senior Designer Hayley Barrett. “At the end of the day packaging is never 2D, so this app is a great tool to see realistic results fast.”
“It took seconds to understand the app and I was amazed at how simple it was to see designs in 3D – it’s usually a complicated process”, added JRK Global Designer Isaac Sodipo. “It’s so handy for creating and showing designs to other people and will make a lot of people’s lives easier.”