LCARS
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Search complete. 14 mentions across 6 episodes found for "LCARS".
Sep 16, 2026
Mark O'NeillHOST
You have to empty the liquid bin.
Eddie EdwardsHOST
Do you get, do you get, like, a little email every, like, once every, like, f- month where you come through on the LCARS system, and they open it up and it's like, "Riker, do you still need all eight versions of Fuck Palace 12?" [laughs]
Mark O'NeillHOST
Yeah.
Eddie EdwardsHOST
"Uh, or can we delete them to make space because w- you've...
Tariq MalikHOST
So now I know your, your first taste of space, and now, you know, the, your, your first taste of, of, of, of, of Star Trek.
Tariq MalikHOST
But I, it was, it was the, the LCARS look, I think, that really grabbed me.
Tariq MalikHOST
I had a, I had an encyclopedia of this for my computer-
Rod PyleHOST
[laughs] Of course you did
Tariq MalikHOST
Mm-hmm.
Tariq MalikHOST
Mm-hmm.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And so what I tried to do with the, uh, w- I call them organization bars of, uh, the, the LCARS style, I wanted there to be a very, very strong, obvious, uh, uh, sense of organization, even from a considerable distance.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Even if, even if the, even if that shape isn't, uh, is in the background and out of focus, I want you to know that, uh, these are grouped together.
Tariq MalikHOST
So now I know your, your first taste of space, and now, you know, that, your, your first taste of, of, of, of, of Star Trek.
Tariq MalikHOST
But I, it was, it was the, the LCARS look, I think, that really grabbed me.
Tariq MalikHOST
I had a, I had an encyclopedia of this for my computer-
Rod PyleHOST
[laughs] Of course you did
Michael OkudaGUEST
Uh, and that immediately turned, threw me into a tailspin, and he said, um, uh, uh, he had said that he wanted the technology of Star Trek to be something that he called technology unchained, uh, so advanced that it becomes simple.
Tariq MalikHOST
Mm-hmm.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And so what I tried to do with the, uh, what I call them organization bars of, uh, the, the LCARS style, I wanted there to be a, a very, very strong, obvious, uh, uh, sense of organization, even from a considerable distance.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Even if, even if the, even if that shape isn't, uh, is in the background and out of focus, I want you to know that, uh, these are grouped together, this flows into that, uh, this intersects with that.
Tariq MalikHOST
So now I know your, your first taste of space, and now, you know, that, your, your first taste of, of, of, of, of Star Trek.
Tariq MalikHOST
But I, it was, it was the, the LCARS look, I think, that really grabbed me.
Tariq MalikHOST
I had a, I had an encyclopedia of this for my computer-
Rod PyleHOST
[laughs] Of course you did
Tariq MalikHOST
Mm-hmm.
Rod PyleHOST
Mm.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And so, uh- What I tried to do with the, uh, well, I call them organization bars of, uh, the, the LCARS style I wanted there to be a very, very strong obvious, uh, uh, sense of organization even from a considerable distance even if, even if the, even if that shape isn't, uh, is in the background and out of focus I want you to know that, uh, these are grouped together, this flows into that, uh, this intersects with that.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And even if you don't necessarily know what it does you ha- you have a sense that, that it's, it's organized but it's done so, but it, you're organizing something very complex.
Tariq MalikHOST
So now I know your, your first taste of space, and now, you know, that, your, your first taste of, of, of, of, of Star Trek.
Tariq MalikHOST
But I, it was, it was the, the LCARS look, I think, that really grabbed me.
Tariq MalikHOST
I had a, I had an encyclopedia of this for my computer-
Rod PyleHOST
[laughs] Of course you did
Michael OkudaGUEST
Uh, and that immediately turned, threw me into a tailspin and he said, um, uh, uh, he had said that he wanted the technology of Star Trek to be something that he called technology unchained, uh, so advanced that it becomes simple.
Tariq MalikHOST
Mm-hmm.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And so, uh- What I tried to do with the, uh, well, I call them organization bars of, uh, the, the LCARS style I wanted there to be a very, very strong obvious, uh, uh, sense of organization even from a considerable distance even if, even if the, even if that shape isn't, uh, is in the background and out of focus I want you to know that, uh, these are grouped together, this flows into that, uh, this intersects with that.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And even if you don't necessarily know what it does you ha- you have a sense that, that it's, it's organized but it's done so...
Adele Austin AndersonHOST
On the visual side, Japanese-American designer Michael Okuda stood virtually alone for decades as one of the few high-profile people of color in senior design leadership.
Adele Austin AndersonHOST
Serving as lead graphic designer and head of the graphics department from The Next Generation through Enterprise, Michael created control panels, computer displays, and alien writing systems, most notably the LCARS interface.
Adele Austin AndersonHOST
Nassau even recognized him as the lead graphic designer for Star Trek.
Adele Austin AndersonHOST
His wife, Denise Okuda, who is a white woman, joined the franchise's official live action production staff later in its history, beginning her work in 1993 during Deep Space Nine as a scenic artist and later serving as video playback supervisor on Voyager and Enterprise.