With regard to my philosophy on the commbadge, etc, here is an excerpt from my original thread.
"The logo background depicts a synergy, the joining together of two opposites, such as war and peaceful exploration, as these stories will reflect. They are offset by a small amount, showing how close the two opposites come to completion of the whole. When joined together, they would form an infinite loop, a symbol of the infinite possibilities of such compromises. Not unlike the symbolism of the Vulcan IDIC symbol (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations).
I am still a little iffy on the symbol however, and am considering different background images behind the Delta for different divisions. Maybe a DNA helix for sciences, a cross or cauduceus for medical, a gear or something for operations. However, the round design is meant to reflect the streamlined design themes of the series, which is why I liked the Century Class so much in the first place. I am of the opinion that as technology advances, things get more streamlined. With that line of thinking, the Sovereign class was perfect, I felt. Streamlined, but not overly unthreatening like the Galaxy Class.
On the uniforms, first of all I LIKED the TMP uniforms. They needed to be slightly less pajama-like, and they were bland as bland can be, but the basic idea was not too bad. (Incidentally, I am not like a lot of folks, apparently, as TMP is one of my favorite Trek films, only outranked by ST6 and Insurrection) The uniforms have a little of every design in them. While they may look a little like the TMP uniforms, they have the color style of the 24th century series, and the insignia on the shoulder and sleeves were inspired by the ST2-ST6 uniforms. However, the bar shape of the insignia logos is taken from Enterprise and TMP. The belt is a combination of the ST2-ST6 era uniform belt and the belt on Kirk's light duty tunic from TOS. However, it is only visible in front and back, like TMP."
