Donald Hugh McClelland, Jr., known as Deke McClelland (born 1962), is an American author and expert in

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Bibliography

Training videos

He has hosted over 80 video tutorials, totaling upwards of 2000 hours for different Adobe Applications (mainly

and

) Lynda.com has a full list of video tutorials hosted by McClelland.

Awards

* The Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Computer Book (1989) * Inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame (2002)

Personal life

McClelland lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his two sons.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McClelland, Deke Living people American male non-fiction writers American non-fiction writers 1962 births