create-a-book assignment - cover

I wanted to do something a little different for the cover, so I kept it a little plain (saving the graphics mostly for the inside), and moved the title to an edge where it would not normally be located. I wanted to use the texture of the 'strike strips', as well as include the staples, the slight tearing where the staple comes through, and the scuff marks of previous use, reminding the viewer of the physical act of abrading the match along the strike strip.