America Calling

Herbert Matter, the designer of this Civilian defense poster, creates a great sense of motion and he shows good use of color. the blue and red diagonal lines to the top back and bottom of the bald eagle gives you the feeling of swooping down on an enemy or prey(in this case the Nazis since this poster was designed during world war 2). Keeping the bald eagle black and white helps to avoid the color of brown and white clashing with the red and blue. White being the main color of the poster also helps for America to be the top in the hierarchy of attention, leaping out of the wing of the eagle. The text is also slanted like the stripes to increase the sense of motion as well.