Doug after hearing he would be designing the NX. The fetal position was a favorite, often coupled with squeezing into seemingly safe places to hide.
Let’s face it! At any high stress, deadline driven, creative job, you are going to find new ways of blowing off steam. Especially in a high spirited organization like the Trek art department, where the motto was, “Anything for a Laugh.” So with your permission, I’m going to post irrefutable evidence of the extreme zaniness which posessed these otherwise ordinary human beings. How could it happen? Why did it happen? … We may never know, Number One… We may never know…
The Art Trek Song
Words by Daren Dochterman, with apologies to Jerry Goldsmith
(Sung to the tune of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”)
WE REALLY HATE WHAT YOU DREW…
AND WE REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT WE NEED…
WE JUST DON’T CARE WHAT YOU DO…
JUST MAKE IT LIKE SOMETHING WE’VE NEVER SEEN.
YOU DON’T NEED SLEEP…
JUST MAKE IT CHEAP.
WE NEED TWELVE BY WEDNESDAY NOON.
GO GET THE ONE FROM BEFORE…
YOU KNOW, THE ONE WE SAID WE DIDN’T LIKE.
DRAW IT AGAIN ONE MORE TIME…
SO THAT WE CAN DECIDE AND CHANGE OUR MIND…
- This song was a favorite pinned to the department “Wall of Shame,” otherwise known as the bulletin board. I rolled up the wall of shame from two different Trek series, and stored them. Some very funny stuff, in fact all of these silly pictures come from that “Great Wall.”
That’s Jim Martin holding the lid of the drum I was hoping to escape in. In the foreground our beloved leader, Herman Zimmerman looks on amused. Why do I do these things?
Here I am, throwing away any last shreds of self respect I have left, just to get a laugh from Greg Jein:
… and here is something you should never have to see… THE NAKED TRUTH… it’s otherwise respectatable illustrator John Eaves gone fetal. This was mere moments after learning that after drawing thirty five concepts of the Enterprise E which were rejected, they went back to the first one.
Fix… somebody please fix…
Those positions must’ve hurt the next day.
My dear Snay… not compared to some positions the industry can put you in! (In my best Peter Lorre) Pain is pleasure, pleasure pain!
The process sounds a lot like print design for educational services people. Especially on book covers and marketing pieces. Everyone has what they think is a helpful suggestion, phrased vaguely enough to convey no information at all.
One also hears a lot of helpful suggestions every time the stakeholders have a meeting where they can rewrite themselves.
Hey, I’m gritting my teeth while on vacation!! What were the odds?
Sorry, Mr. D. You seem to have dealt with the frustration a bit more creatively than I do.
Moe, I suggest getting yourself a nice PVC tube, or shipping box to squeeze into. – Doug
Mmmm, PVC.
Ah priceless, good to know those types of feelings aren’t exclusive.
And wow, you designed the NX-01? Too cool dude. Always loved the twin boom. Reminds me of the P-38, which is one of mine and my Pops’ favorite warbirds (he must be on his sixth one by now).
Space Madness, huh.
Come on now Cap’n…
Chicken pot-pie… chocolate covered raisins… glazed ham…
Calm down now…
LLP,
deg
PS. Oh, if you’re a Bruce Campbell fan, check out My Name Is Bruce (saw it last nite). Good idiot-type humor, IMO eh, as I’m an idiot.
deg, if you see this comment – thanks for the mention of Bruce’s movie!! I’ve been a Bruce Campbell fan since Briscoe County Jr. was first run on TV! I’ll be checking this out.
And Doug, thanks for the fetal laugh fest…I like the sneakers peeking out from under the umm, soft yellow thing cause I couldn’t tell what the heck you were doing otherwise!!