Our Verdict

Five decades of Star Trek are celebrated in this large-format art book. While the artistic quality is a bit hit and miss, there are enough worthwhile contributions to keep Trekkies happy.

For

Beautiful large format
Wide selection of artists
Contribution from Leonard Nimoy
Insightful artist Q&A

Against

Mixed bag of art quality

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek series, 50 artists plus a few famous fans and the late Leonard Nimoy have contributed a range of art to this book. Entries come in a range of formats: everything from vintage posters and photos to sculptures, comic strips, textiles and more.

80 original Star Trek episodes recreated as movie posters

When it comes to the art itself, it’s a mixed bag. We were impressed by the propaganda-style poster by Lucasfilm concept designer Amy Beth Christenson; the upcycled timepiece fashioned by commercial sculptor Sue Beatrice; the fun comic strip created by Mick Cassidy, a character designer for Family Guy; and the dramatic oil painting of Captain Picard by portrait artist Paul Oz, to name but a few.

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The Verdict

out of 10

Star Trek: 50 artists 50 years

Five decades of Star Trek are celebrated in this large-format art book. While the artistic quality is a bit hit and miss, there are enough worthwhile contributions to keep Trekkies happy.

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Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects.