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]
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]
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. The name of the convention was changed to FanX after a lawsuit was filed by San Diego Comic Con, and the San Diego Con was awarded $20,000 in damages. [7]
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