TEN WORKS BOOK
Méndez was nominated for the 2012 National Design Award in Communication Design. The National Design Awards were conceived in 1997 by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design. The Awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the quality of life.

As part of her nomination portfolio Méndez made this book containing 10 selected projects with detailed descriptions, published articles by design and art curators, writers and critics, and cut-ups of the selected projects. The book is 9.5 × 6.5 × 2.5 inches.

On October 17, Méndez was presented with the 2012 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Communication Design.

The book has been created in an edition of 5. Edition 1/5 is in the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Edition 2/5 is in the personal library of Barack and Michelle Obama.