Walter “Matt” Jefferies is best known for his work as art director of the original Star Trek television series and for designing the most widely recognized spacecraft of all time, the U. S. S. Enterprise. In 1966, Matt was hired by Warner Brothers as technical adviser on the movie Bombers B-52. A script writer, Gene Roddenberry, with Desilu Studios, hired Matt to design a spaceship for a new TV series titled Star Trek. Matt also designed, the Bridge, the first handheld 'phaser' and the Klingon Battle Cruiser.
Perfection in drawing and painting aircraft requires a keen knowledge of the aircraft and a basic understanding of aerodynamics. The artist is challenged to depict a three-dimensional object on a two-dimensional surface.
