HOW did I miss ANDREW PROBERT all these years? The guy designed the new Enterprise for ST: The Motion Picture, AIRWOLF!!, ST: The Next Generation and DUH, the guy here!! This one man was responsible for inspiring a great portion of my child and adult-hood. Looking through his new App: Concept 101, I found designs for ships that weren't all that dissimilar from concepts my young mind formed when I was planning my interstellar journeys as a youth. For the record: I still plan interstellar journeys, I'm just leaving the ship design for later.
It's incredible that I've been working as an anonymous commercial artist for more than 10 years and it only dawns on me now that a 'real' person could have been inspired to put these wonderful, time-tested designs on paper. Time-tested is the operative word here. His designs continue to stand the test of time. Styling details may change but good design, when implemented, is simply undeniable.
Andrew Probert
Concept 101