American graphic designer who created the LCARS computer interface of The Next Generation and co-authored the Star Trek Encyclopedia.
Michael Okuda, an American graphic designer, created animated bridge displays for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which led to a staff position on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987. As scenic artist and later scenic art supervisor he designed LCARS, the touch-panel computer interface of the Enterprise-D, whose distinctive screens became known among fans as okudagrams.
Okuda continued through Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise and several films. With Rick Sternbach he wrote the Next Generation Technical Manual, and with Denise Okuda he co-wrote the Star Trek Encyclopedia and Chronology.