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Michael and Denise Okuda worked as graphic designers on Star Trek The Next Generation. They’ve also worked on a number of other Star Trek media projects and have written various books on Star Trek. In my intro I say they wrote a book on Star Trek but in fact they’ve worked on many Star Trek books that are popular among fans.
2:09 – Michael Okuda talks about he first got involved in Star Trek. Denise Okuda started as a registered nurse before she got into Star Trek graphic design.
4:24 – Michael talks about how he approaches his work. You don’t want to create designs that draw the audience eye away from the cast.
6:29 – Denise was video coordinator for Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
8:29 – Michael talks about the difficulty of the graphics associated with alien languages.
10:12 – Michael was always inspired by Saul Bass especially for his ideas of Corporate Identity Design.
12:09 – Star Trek has always been on the cutting edge of the technology of graphic design.
14:13 – Denise noted that the less money a production has, the more creative designers have to be.
17:56 – Michael loves the design of the Apollo module.
19:31 – Filmmaking is a team effort and the designer is working for someone.
21:29 – Denise talks about the large Star Trek prop auction that she and Michael helped with. Michael talks about some Star Trek II ship miniatures he found in a box.
26:09 – They talk about their current projects. Michael Okuda is working on a Clint Eastwood project.
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Guests: Michael and Denise Okuda
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: science fiction, art, graphic design, Star Trek, The Next Generation, Star Trek II, ship models, The original series, costumes, Saul Bass, Roddenberry, Max Headroom, Undiscovered Country
