Senseless Pix of Random Stuff

Cannikin1701 has recreated classic scenes from The Original Series with the new Enterprise from Discovery/Strange New Worlds. (Or rather, the straight-nacelled concept that John Eaves had conceived of.)

I especially like this one riffing on ‘Tomorrow is Yesterday’ that imitates the ‘real’ UFO footage the DoD released in 2017.

Enterprise is a show.

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Phase II Enterprise launch, part 2 of 2 [part 1]

VFX by The Light Works

Source: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual [Rick Sternback, Michael Okuda] 1991

I’ve been sitting on all these sketches ever since we launched the latest starship to bear the name “Enterprise” in Star Trek Online and finally asked for permission to post them here.

I’m not sure if in my future endeavors I’ll ever get another opportunity as cool as helping to design a Big E, and doing so marks the fulfillment of many childhood dreams. I could gush about it all day, but there’s a lot of art to talk about here.

As some of you may know, when CBS and Cryptic decided it was time to develop the next version of the most famous starship in science fiction history, they wanted to harness the creative talent so rich in Star Trek fans. There was a call for entries to “Design the Enterprise” and the winner of the contest was one Mr. Adam Ihle, a talented illustrator, sculptor and passionate Star Trek fan. His winning design is image #2.

Once we had selected a design, it was time to iterate on it. During this process I had just moved over full-time to STO and practically begged our art lead, Jeremy Mattson, to let me help. He let me do some sketching during the early stage of the refinement process. Those sketches were given to Adam “CapnLogan” Williams, our ship artist at the time, who took them and iterated yet again to create the Odyssey class ship we ended up with.

Most of these sketches are pretty quick and rough, as I was doing them in my off hours (I’m a UI artist, not a concept artist). The most developed sketch is the last one presented here, which was posted as part of our blog on the process of designing the Enterprise to mixed reaction. Certainly there are things I’d do differently about it now, but I’m still happy with its role in the design process.

Let’s talk about the drawings individually:

Ultimately, like all of the other ships named Enterprise, the 1701-F involved the talents of a lot of people. Adam Ihle’s concept of a dual neck became a motif that gave the class its distinct shape and imposing presence. Jeremy Mattson’s oversight provided a keen aesthetic eye and vision that kept the ship sleek and fast despite her size. Finally, Adam William’s role as the one who took all this input and forged it into the striking ship she became cannot be understated.

Like any Enterprise, the version you see here launched to a mixed reaction. A lot of people loved it, and a lot of people didn’t. But now it seems, as always happens, people have warmed up to her and have accepted the ship for her namesake. As for me, I’m just grateful to have been witness to and a part of the exciting process of “building” the next starship named Enterprise.

“Jan. 31, 1977: A horse and rider watch as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed from a Rockwell International facility in Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base for a year of flight tests. Townspeople lined the route for a glimpse of the 110-ton shuttle. A 90-wheel transport was used and accompanied by a 20-vehicle convoy.” (via)

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