First of all, this is a contest entry for a competition held by @GuildOfGraphics! Go ahead and follow that account because they hold some awesome contests.

And now, without further ado—Here's my graphic:

So, I made a graphic design for Vance Joy's song "Riptide." Now, let's break down my graphic.

As you can see, my background is a picture of a surfboard lying on a sandy beach at sunset. This represents the overall mood of the song—Beautiful, but simple in it's own way. There's not much instrumental accompaniment... Just enough to reveal the mood of the song to whoever listens to it.

I've incorporated the beach as a reference to the song's title:  "Riptide"

Glancing at the final product, I think I'm rather happy with it. I think it's beautiful, really. It beckons whoever looks at it to have a good time and have fun, to look away from his or her worries for a couple of minutes and appreciate life's beauty—Just like the song. It represents love and happiness and certain special moments that only appear from time to time; the moments that you need to wait for, but once you encounter them, they're absolutely priceless.

I hope you liked this graphic as much as I do!