Last month, Communication Arts interviewed Office president Jill Robertson for the publication’s Insights column, which profiles influential leaders in branding, advertising and design. The interview covers a variety of topics, as Jill shares a few of her dream projects, like reinventing the DMV experience and what winning a National Design Award has meant for Office. She also gives some sound advice to those just beginning their design career. “Whose work do you deeply respect and admire? Do whatever it takes to work with them, and learn everything you can. More than anything else, those kinds of experiences will shape who you are as a designer.” Because Office partners with pro bono clients like 826 Valencia, Communication Arts wanted to know why Jill thinks it’s important for Office to be socially active. “Pretty simply, we believe it’s the right thing to do,” she said. She suggests that creating socially meaningful design doesn’t simply mean taking on pro bono work. More than that, it means partnering with brands Office believes in, brands that help make things better in the world — whether that’s “IBM’s world-changing ideas” or a “partnership with Stanford Children’s Health, a nonprofit that does incredible work for kids and families.” You can read the full article here.