Dan Farr

Dan Farr (right) with Patrick Stewart at the Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience in 2014

Dan Farr (born February 15, 1967) is an entrepreneur, known for co-founding DAZ 3D,[1] a 3D content and software company, and for founding Salt Lake Comic Con.[2]

Career

Dan Farr co-founded DAZ 3D Inc. in 2000.[3] DAZ 3D is a company that develops and publishes 3D digital content and software for creative professionals and hobbyists.[4] Two of the products Farr helped create while at DAZ were DAZ Studio and Genesis Platform.[5]

In 2005 Farr, along with his partners at DAZ 3D, created an illustrated Christmas book entitled Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest using DAZ 3D's products and featured actor Dick Van Dyke.[6]

Shortly after leaving DAZ 3D in the spring of 2012, Farr began planning Salt Lake Comic Con, a biannual comic book convention.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "DAZ 3D: why we gave our software away for free". CGChannel.com. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Utah’s largest convention: Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience returns". The Digital Universe. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. ↑ "DAZ 3D Embraces 3D Printing for Their Popular Figurines". 3DPrint.com. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. ↑ "DAZ 3D Embraces 3D Printing for Their Popular Figurines". 3DPrint.com. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. ↑ "DAZ Studio Enhanced for Creating Characters, Art and Animation". Graphics.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  6. ↑ Google Books: Mr. Finnegan's Giving Chest. Google Books. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Stars align for first-ever Salt Lake Comic Con in September". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
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