Music has always been deeply important to me, so being able to design for something that inspires me as much as Messy by Olivia Dean felt especially meaningful. The album's celebration of imperfection, vulnerability, and personal growth resonated with me both as an artist and as a person, becoming the foundation of this project.

I chose to work with a seemingly “ugly” and accidental photograph of a flower I took on my way to university, an image I never thought I would use. That decision reflected the core idea of the album: finding beauty in what feels unplanned, imperfect, and uncertain.

My process was intuitive and experimental. I created over fifty different edits in Photoshop, pushing the image in unexpected directions, then brought selected versions into Illustrator to explore composition freely, without strict rules. I also incorporated hand-drawn, messy floral elements as overlays. The final outcome consists of three covers, one main album cover and two singles, all made from the same image, yet visually distinct, embracing imperfection as a creative strength.