David Carson ( ILM ) David " Dave " I . Carson , on occasion credited as " Davy Carson " , was the ( VFX ) art director for . Together with fellow Art Director Nilo Rodis - Jamero he was responsible for the design of the multitude of newly introduced starship s , as well as the space dock featured in the movie , utilizing a unique approach to designing , not seen before or after in the " Star Trek " franchise . Instead of the traditional way of thinking out a design , devising a design , coming up with detailed drawings to be approved of by visual effects supervisors and building models from blueprints , this time Carson and Nilo Rodis - Jamero produced their pre - visualization artwork to be handed over to Steve Gawley , Bill George and their team of model makers for translation into three - dimensional study model s , in essence inviting them to use their own imagination to finish up on the design . Very much a collaborative team effort , Carson later remembered , " " We ' d churn out quite a few sketches . Then the ones that were most promising we might polish up a little in color for presentation . It wasn ' t uncommon for me to do a drawing that would inspire Nilo , who would then turn it into his own drawing that would be much more impressive ! He would often inspire me . " " ( ) The resulting study models were subsequently presented to Producer Harve Bennett and / or Director Leonard Nimoy for appraisal . He was co - credited with Rodis - Jamero as designer or " inventor " of the in a US design patent , though that particular design was in reality one which Bill George came up with . Three years later , in 1987 , David Carson also worked for ILM as VFX supervisor on the pilot episode , and was for the occasion , while he was preparing the filming of the destruction of the Old Bandi City maquette , which he oversaw with Visual Effects Director of Photography Pat Sweeney , interviewed for the specialty ILM promotional short , " ILM Special Visual Effects , Star Trek The Next Generation " , part of which later incorporated in the 2002 TNG Season 1 DVD - special feature , " The Beginning " . Career outside " Star Trek " . The first recorded motion picture credit David Carson has to his name , shortly before he joined ILM in 1979 , was as effects art director for the VHS science fiction production " The Day Time Ended " ( 1979 ) . While at ILM , he garnered other credits as VFX supervisor / art director for two of the original " Star Wars " film trilogy ( 1980 , and 1983 , though he yet worked in 1997 as VFX supervisor on the special edition of the first one , he initially missed out on in 1977 ) , the science fiction film " The Day Time Ended " ( 1980 ) , the adventure " The Goonies " ( 1985 ) , the family movie " Young Sherlock Holmes " ( 1985 ) , the science fiction film " Enemy Mine " ( 1985 ) , the fantasy comedy " The Witches of Eastwick " ( 1987 ) , the fantasy adventure " Willow " ( 1988 ) , and the drama " Titanic " ( 1997 ) . Around 1990 Carson added digital modeling to his skill set , and has worked as digital artist on ' s adventure " Hook " ( 1991 ) , the blockbuster " Jurassic Park " and " The Meteor Man " ( both 1993 ) . Aside from the movies , Carson also served as the VFX supervisor for the Epcot Center simulator ride " Body Wars " and co - VFX supervisor / set director for the Disneyland " Star Tours " . He was also the VFX supervisor / art director for the 1995 DreamWorks theatrical logo , the 1989 THX logo and the 1988 Lusasfilm logo . Carson became a member of the Visual Effects Society , the organization responsible for the Visual Effects Society Award , and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . An ILM career that spanned over two decades , came to an end when he joined San Francisco based computer game company Electronic Arts , Inc . ( EA ) in December 2001 as Art Director . While at EA , Carson received two VES Award nominations from the Visual Effects Society in 2005 for Outstanding Visuals in a Video Game for " James Bond 007 : Everything or Nothing " and in 2006 for Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game for " James Bond 007 : From Russia with Love " . He shared the first nomination with Jay Riddle and Habib Zargarpour . More recently , Carson has lent his talents as VFX art director to the 2014 production of the independently produced horror movie " Suspended Belief " .