Chalkley Calderwood has most recently served as creative director for National Geographic's Green Guide magazine. She is currently a consulting art director for magazine and book publishers in the US and UK, with a special emphasis on illustrated food, gardening, crafts, interiors and home improvement titles.

In 1991, after receiving a BFA in Communication Design from Syracuse University, she moved to New York City and began her professional career in editorial design working for Walter Bernard Milton Glaser Design, Inc. and Paul Davis Studio. She then brought her work and experience directly to publishers, serving as both a staff and a consulting art director to redesign, develop prototypes and create special issues for Premiere, O, The Oprah Magazine, Worth, Ms. Magazine, Brooklyn Bridge, Spin, Victoria and Offspring. In 2001, as art director at Real Simple, she helped redesign and reposition the magazine. Subsequently it won The Society of Publication Designers "Magazine of the Year Finalist" as well as earning Advertising Age's "Magazine of the Year" in 2002.

During her career she has received numerous publishing industry awards including Min Magazine's "Hottest Magazine Launch" and an SPD "Design Merit" for Green Guide, "Silver awards" for Real Simple magazine, SPD "Design Merit" for Premiere, SPD "Design Merit" for Worth magazine, SPD "Entire Issue Design Merit" for U&lc magazine. She was awarded the Silver Award from the Art Directors Club for her work with Paul Davis Studio on U&lc.

Client List:
Books: Rodale, Rizzoli, Harper Collins US and UK, National Geographic Books, Clarkson Potter, Potter Craft, W. W. Norton, Conran Octopus, Quadrille and Jacqui Small.

Magazines: National Geographic, Hearst, Hachette, Time Inc., The Feminist Majority Foundation, American Express Custom Publishing and Spin Media.

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