The Art of Star Trek

The Art of Star Trek was the first specialized reference book that featured and displayed in detail the production design materials used in the Star Trek live production of all series and features up until the time of publishing. Hitherto, coverage of the subject matter was fragmented over a myriad of publications, such as a wide variety of magazines, not all of them necessarily Star Trek related.
==Summary==
;From the interior book jacket
:From the public's first glimpse of the original starship to the brave new worlds explored in , the neverending multimedia phenomenon that is Star Trek has treated generations of viewers to a dazzling barrage of unforgettable images of the future. Bizarre alien beings, breathtaking extraterrestrial landscapes, exotic costumes, state-of-the-art special effects, and remarkably convincing futuristic sets and props and equipment have brought Gene Roddenberry's inspiring vision to life before the public's awestruck eyes.
:The Art of Star Trek is a one-of-a-kind gallery of Star Trek artwork, as well as tribute to the many artists, designers, and technicians whose diverse talents and imagination created the distinctive look of the Star Trek universe. Every incarnation of Star Trek is explored: The Original Series, The Animated Series, , , and , and the films – with the complete behind-the-scenes story of Star Treks design history.
:With hundreds of full-color illustrations and photographs, many from private collections, readers will at last be able to linger on Star Treks rich visual legacy and trace the evolution of and images from their initial conceptions to their final form on television and film screens. Like all great works of art, the many sights and visual surprises of Star Trek have been built from scratch through a combination of inspiration and painstaking effort.
:The Art of Star Trek covers the entire universe of Star Trek artwork and production design to reveal how, in all of its various forms, Star Trek has allowed us to look boldly into the future and see what no one has seen before. The Art of Star Trek is the art of pure imagination, the art of a bright, hopeful future, and the art of three remarkable decades on nonstop action and adventure. Lavishly illustrated, it is a book to be read and referred to time after time, as well as one that will become a cherished chronicle of Star Treks first thirty years.
===Contents===
*Acknowledgements
*Introduction by Herman Zimmerman
*Part One: The Future in Our Living Rooms
**Star Trek on Television
***Chapter One: A Totally New Universe; and 
***Chapter Two: These Are the Voyages; 
***Chapter Three: Take Two; 
***Chapter Four: The Series That Never Was; Star Trek: Phase II
***Capter Five: Lightning in a Bottle; 
***Chapter Six: A New Direction; 
***Chapter Seven: The Neverending Story; 
*Part Two: The Big Picture
**Star Trek on Film
***Chapter One: The Dream Fulfilled; 
***Chapter Two: One Big Happy Fleet; 
***Chapter Three: A Real Comeback; 
***Chapter Four: A Whale of a Story; 
***Chapter Five: The Ultimate Trip; 
***Chapter Six: Signature Piece; 
***Chapter Seven: The Next Step; 
*Afterword
==Background information==
*Heavily illustrated with depictions of the material in question, the book was, in its first edition, presented as (one of the first) high-quality bound hardcover coffee table books, format 30.2×23.4×2.6 cm, in a dust jacket. The quality was reflected in the production value of the book, with high resolution full-color pictures printed on heavy high-gloss paper.
*The cover art has been a collaborative effort; Production Illustrator Jim Martin designed the art, executing it in a series of progressive pencil sketches. The art was subsequently turned over to freelancer Mikido Uesugi and John Knoll of Industrial Light & Magic (who was working on at the time) who enhanced Martin's art digitally as a quasi-CGI effect. Jacket design was by James Wang.
*As one of the very first officially-licensed books in this coffee table format, collecting production material straight from the source – the Paramount archives where a wealth of material was stored – this book was bound to contain inaccuracies and has received scrutiny from, among others, Andrew Probert, whose work was also prominently featured in the book. He commented, "One example would be showing the Enterprise-D that I designed in its original proportions and the Enterprise with Gene's requested changes, whereby Gene asked me to LENGTHEN the engines and put the bridge on top from the center location. They have indicated that Gene wanted me to shorten the engines. That's one mistake. They indicated that the two-page painting at the front of the book is an early version of the "D," which is wrong. There's mistake after mistake in that book, misquotes and so on. I get all sorts of credit for TMP design sketches I didn't do. If you don't see my name on it, I didn't do it. Just a few examples of an inability to write down what I'd indicated and not allowing me to correct it." Due to the relatively large number of inaccuracies in captions (mostly misidentifications) and texts, caution should be observed when consulting the book, and researchers are advised to cross-verify findings with other, more recent, reference works.
*The errors in the book notwithstanding, the book has been relatively by its readership nevertheless, mainly for its pictorial contents. Reflective of this was the fact that the book has seen at least two international releases; the by Ralph Sander in German translated version under the title Star Trek Design in 1997 as a hardback edition with dust jacket, as well as the by Chieko Hori in Japanese translated hardback edition without dust jacket, released under the original title in 1998.
*Author couple Reeves-Stevens has exhibited the ability to learn from their editorial mistakes as their follow-up reference works, Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission, contained far less such mistakes.
*Similarly conceived, but more conscientiously researched, books on the subject matter of Star Trek production/art design have followed suit, and include among others, Star Trek: The Original Series Sketchbook, Star Trek: The Next Generation Sketchbook: The Movies, Star Trek - The Art of the Film, The Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline and Star Trek: The Art of John Eaves.
===Cover gallery===
File:The Art of Star Trek softcover.jpg|Paperback edition cover (notice publisher's logo)
File:The Art of Star Trek softcover back cover.jpg|Paperback edition backcover
File:The Art of Star Trek German cover.jpg|German edition cover
File:The Art of Star Trek Japan cover.jpg|Japan edition cover
File:The Art of Star Trek Japan cover with obi.jpg|Japan edition cover with obi (wrapper)
File:The Art of Star Trek Japan back cover with obi.jpg|Japan edition backcover with obi
=== Content gallery ===
File:USS Enterprise-C first Probert design.jpg| (pp. ii-iii)
File:Pato Guzman bridge concept art.jpg| (pp. 2-3)
File:Menagerie sketch.jpg|Menagerie (p. 5)
File:Daedalus class USS Horizon.jpg| (p. 6)
File:USS Enterprise early design concepts by Matt Jefferies.jpg| (p. 6)
File:Jefferies Enterprise sketch.jpg| (p. 9)
File:Quarters concept sketch for Captain Pike.jpg|Cabin (p. 11)
File:DY-100 design concepts.jpg|DY-100 (p. 19; top and bottom sketches only)
File:D7-class last minute design variant by Matt Jefferies.jpg|D7 class (p. 19)
File:Mudd's Women designs by William Ware Theiss as executed.jpg|Mudd's women (p. 28)
File:Mudd's Women designs by William Ware Theiss.jpg|(p. 28)
File:Carolyn Palomas gown design by William Ware Theiss.jpg|Carolyn Palamas (p. 29) 
File:Carolyn Palomas gown design by William Ware Theiss as executed.jpg| (p. 29)
File:Shahna gown design by William Ware Theiss as executed.jpg|Shahna (p. 31)
File:Shahna gown design by William Ware Theiss.jpg | (p. 31)
File:USS Enterprise study model .jpg| (p. 56)
File:B-24-CLN study model.jpg | (p. 56)
File:Ralph McQuarrie asteroid spacedock concept.jpg| (p. 58)
File:USS Enterprise, Planet of the Titans, fore.jpg | (p. 59)
File:Star Trek Phase II Enterprise studio model bridge detail.jpg| (p. 60)
File:Star Trek Phase II Enterprise studio model.jpg | (p. 60)
File:Star Trek Phase II Enterprise studio model ventral view.jpg| (p. 61)
File:Mike Minor recreationdeck 1.jpg| (p. 62)
File:Mike Minor Phase II recreation deck.jpg| (p. 62)
File:Galaxy class USS Enterprise-D November 1986 design process.jpg| (p. 71)
File:Galaxy class USS Enterprise-D study model.jpg| (p. 71)
File:Probert Bridge Sketch.jpg | (p. 75)
File:Berman and Piller in Enterprise-D main shuttlebay studio model by Ed Miarecki.jpg| (p. 80)
File:D'deridex initial design sketches.jpg | (p. 82)
File:D'deridex design sketches.jpg| (p. 83)
File:Probert ferengi concept.jpg| (p. 95)
File:Locutus concept art.jpg| (p. 96)
File:Bolian female.jpg| (p. 100)
File:Buck-toothed alien, The Art of Star Trek.jpg| (p. 100)
File:Type 7 shuttlecraft Kotoi.jpg| (p. 102)
File:Probert Armus concept.jpg| (p. 102) 
File:Andrew Probert conspiracy concept art.jpg| (p. 103) 
File:Defiant class concept art.jpg| (p. 112)
File:Jem'Hadar fighter, concept art.jpg| (p. 115)
File:Bajoran raider concept by Jim Martin.jpg| (p. 115)
File:Saurian brandy bottle prop.jpg | (p. 130)
File:Intrepid class bridge concept.jpg| (p. 140) 
File:Intrepid class USS Voyager landing sequence concept.jpg | (p. 143)
File:Kazon carrier vessel design by Dan Curry.jpg| (p. 146)
File:Original travel pod concept by Mike Minor.jpg | (pp. 152-153)
File:D7-class destruction concept art for Star Trek PhaseII.jpg| (p. 157)
File:USS Enterprise showing off its pearlescent hull.jpg | (p. 158)
File:USS Enterprise bridge aft view concept art by Hersey.jpg| (p. 162)
File:Officers lounge concept.jpg| (p. 165)
File:Officers lounge location.jpg| (p. 165)
File:Constitution class cargo bay set.jpg | (p. 166)
File:Original travel pod departing concept by Mike Minor.jpg | (pp. 168-169)
File:Travel pod beauty shot for publication purposes.jpg| (p. 170)
File:Travel pod studio model cockpit figurines of Scott and Kirk.jpg | (p. 170)
File:Travel pod early concept by Andrew Probert.jpg| (p. 171)
File:Orbital office complex, concept art.jpg| (p. 171)
File:Orbital office complex, studio model.jpg| (p. 171)
File:Klingon bridge concept art.jpg| (p. 173)
File:Truster suit design.jpg| (p. 180)
File:Truster suit truster unit design.jpg | (p. 181)
File:Probert separation 2.jpg | (p. 198)
File:Probert separation 1.jpg | (p. 199)
File:Andorian admiral, 2286 (production photo).jpg|Andorian (p. 238)
File:Ariolo.jpg|Ariolo (p. 239)
File:Kasheeta.jpg|Kasheeta (p. 239)
File:Constitution II class bridge and impulse engines design evolution.jpg | (p. 259)
File:Colonel Worf publicity still.jpg| (p. 264)
File:Khitomer aliens production photo.jpg|Khitomer Conference attendees (p. 265)
File:Khitomer Tellarite production photo.jpg|Tellarite (p. 265)
File:Gavel sketch.jpg| (p. 267)
File:Picard of Trafalgar.jpg|Picard family (p. 288)
File:Spot painting, production art.jpg|Spot (p. 294)
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