Tex Kadonaga Tetsuo " Tex " Kadonaga is a visual effects artist and digital set designer who worked as digital set designer on ' s and its sequel . On 2009 ' s " Star Trek " , Kadonaga designed the digital sets aboard the " Narada " including the bridge , the cargo bay and the torture chamber . On " Into Darkness " , he worked closely with James Clyne and Kasra Farahani on the 3D models of the bridge including its consoles and the corridor consoles , the " Vengeance " exterior look , the initial concept model of the K ' normian trading ship interior , and the garbage barge look for the climatic fight sequence . For this work , Kadonaga received an ADG Excellence in Production Design Award nomination in the category Fantasy Film in which he shared with Scott Chambliss , Ramsey Avery , James Clyne , Lauren Polizzi , Kasra Farahani , Michael E . Goldman , Harry E . Otto , Andrew E . W . Murdock , Jason Baldwin Stewart , Natasha Gerasimova , Steve Christensen , Andrea Dopaso , John Eaves , Nathan Schroeder , Ryan Church , Christopher Ross , Victor Martinez , Steven Messing , Karl Strahlendorf , John Chichester , Kevin Cross , Andrew Reeder , Anne Porter , Jane Wuu , Richard F . Mays , Allen Coulter , Karl Martin , Scott Schneider , Lorrie Campbell , Easton Smith , Tammy Lee , Tim Croshaw , Clint Schultz , and Karen Manthey . According to the IMDb , Kadonaga worked as Set Designer on the sequel under production designer Scott Chambliss . Career . 1980s – 2009 . Kadonaga graduated with an Industrial Design Major from the Ontario College of Art in Ontario , Canada in 1988 and with a Production Design Major from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , California in 1990 . Throughout the 1990s he worked for the effects companies Commotion , Inc . and Landmark Entertainment Group before he joined Rhythm & Hues as CG Artist , Art Director and Designer in 1993 . Since 2002 he is also working as Art Director for Electronic Arts located in Redwood City , California . As part of Rhythm & Hues he worked on concept art for the " " shuttle in , but the contract was awarded to another visual effects company . Other projects as 3D modeler , art director , and artist as part of Rhythm & Hues include the adventure " Babe " ( 1995 , with James Cromwell ) and its sequel " Babe : Pig in the City " ( 1998 ) , the comedy " The Associate " ( 1996 , with Whoopi Goldberg ) , the fantasy comedy " Mystery Men " ( 1999 ) , the science fiction comedy " What Planet Are You From ? " ( 2000 ) , the science fiction thriller " The Sixth Day " ( 2000 ) , the comedies " Cats & Dogs " ( 2001 ) and " Scooby - Doo " ( 2002 ) , the action sequel " The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift " ( 2006 ) , the adventure comedy " Night at the Museum " ( 2006 ) , the comedy sequel " Evan Almighty " ( 2007 ) , the comedy remake " Land of the Lost " ( 2009 ) , and the fantasy film " Cirque du Freak : The Vampire ' s Assistant " ( 2009 ) . Early in his career , Kadonaga worked at Arcca Animation on the television series " Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future " ( 1987 - 1988 ) . His credits as art director include the video games " Race for Atlantis " ( 1998 ) , " The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers " ( 2002 ) , and " Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 " ( 2004 ) . 2010 – today . Kadonaga worked as costume modeler on the science fiction sequel " TRON : Legacy " ( 2010 ) and as digital set designer on the drama " 2012 " ( 2009 ) , ' s science fiction blockbuster " Avatar " ( 2009 ) , the comic adaptation " Thor " ( 2011 , starring Chris Hemsworth ) , the science fiction film " Cowboys & Aliens " ( 2011 ) , the drama " Real Steel " ( 2011 ) , the thriller " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo " ( 2011 ) , and the fantasy film " Oz : The Great and Powerful " ( 2013 ) . In 2010 he received an ADG Excellence in Production Design Award from the Art Directors Guild in the category Fantasy Film for his work on " Avatar " . He shared this award with fellow " Trek " artists Robert Stromberg , Dorian Bustamante , Ryan Church , James Clyne , Paul Ozzimo , Daphne Yap , C . Scott Baker , Scott Herbertson , Joseph Hiura , Karl J . Martin , Andrew Reeder , and Gregory Jein . In 2012 he received another nomination in the category Fantasy Film for his work on " Cowboys & Aliens " and won an ADG Award in the category Contemporary Film for his work on the mystery drama " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo " . More recent credits as Set Designer include the animated movie " Legends of Oz : Dorothy ' s Return " ( 2013 ) and the science fiction film " Tomorrowland " ( 2015 , written and produced by Damon Lindelof , music by Michael Giacchino , and production design by Scott Chambliss ) .