Welcome to The Design Bureau of Amerika’s design resource site. The assets found here are FREE to download and use. This is simply a way for The Bureau to say “thanks” and give a little something back to the design community. If you use these assets, please show The Bureau some love back and give credit when possible.
Thanks,
Keith Bowman
Creative Director
Sept 29 2008
latest propaganda: Surreal Landscape Tutorial
Tutorial demonstrating the use of photography with a combination of layer effects and basic photoshop toolsets to create a surreal landscape.
May 31 2008
latest photoshop brushes:What’s The Splatter?
Created from hi res scans of discarded test prints along with ink and paint spills, this brush set is perfect for adding that “created by hand” feeling to a piece. Using multiple colors and various brushes from this set, a layered painted texture can easily be achieved.
There are a total of 25 brushes in this set.
June 01 2008
latest color swatches: All That Jazz
Get that authentic “Blue Note look” and feel with this huge collection of colors. These swatches were created from actual scans from some of the greatest jazz vinyl record sleeves. Make sure to check out the swatch names to see from which artist they were taken.
June 01 2008
latest desktop:Tools Need Concept
Spruce up your desktop and find some design inspiration with this bold wallpaper. Remember that the success of a design depends on the strength of it’s concept.
June 01 2008
latest font: 8th Grade Detention
This font was created from one of my old notebooks and was an actual “doodle” created during one of my frequent after school incarcerations.
June 01 2008
latest propaganda: TDBA Declassified
This downloadable poster is the first in The Bureau’s Modern Konstructivist series, For The Masses.