Fused magazine, as part of Eyecandy Festival, are helping out the Oxjam charity this year by calling for submissions for a 12×12 visual interpretation of your favourite record sleeve.

OxjamBrum operates with zero budget; and so we ask that all artists involved kindly donate their services for free, enabling us to make sure every single penny raised goes to Oxfam. This year’s Takeover Festival is raising funds for, and awareness of Oxfam’s GROW campaign. The OxjamBrum Takeover Festival is a major one-day multi-venue celebration of the best of Birmingham’s independent music scene, curated and delivered by a team of dedicated volunteers who know and love the city.

As part of the Eye Candy Festival, an oh so tasty Birmingham celebration of graphic design and illustration, the grand folk of Inkygoodness have announced the details of their open event, entitled SKETCH Brum. Looking to get canvas dressers of all sorts together, this will be a chance for you come down with your pencils and get sketching alongside other illustrators and have a jolly good time.

Being held on 13th October in the French styled Le Truc, the days line up includes:

DJ’S // 3PM – 8PM

AMMO MAGAZINE// 3PM- 8PM

We will also be joined by Ammo Magazine who will be launching an exciting new Illustration Project. More information coming soon…

So on top of getting a chance to rub elbows with local illustrators while you shuffle your pencils, there will also be some of the best local talent doing their thing on large scale; very exciting to see what the outstanding Ammo Magazine has up their sleeve. Check out the mysterious details on the post below…

For more details on the whole day have a click here.

You can see more of Lee’s work on his flickr account or by visiting his website. Thanks go to the FAKE magazine blog where we noticed this.

Meanwhile, FAKE magaine‘s crowdfunding campaign to produce its second issue has just been extended until 13 October. You can donate to help them get it made on their Crowdfunder campaign page.

West Midlands based photographer and filmmaker Stephen Vernon Clarke, focuses on simple portraiture and landscape photography, with a polished finish.

Take a look at his portfolio on his shiny new website www.vernonclarke.com, the result of a re brand from Liberty Creative.

Claire Hartley‘s hand illustrated cards are priced at £6 for a pack of three different designs.

Abigail Borg‘s letterpress cards – ‘Daphne’s Pinecone’ – are priced at £2.99 each, or £7.99 for a pack of 3.

Stephie Says‘ polar bear and reindeer cards are priced at £4 a pack, or £2 each.

Ruth Green‘s hand printed cards come in packs of 5, and has four designs to choose from. Each pack is £5 each.

Night Owl‘s hand drawn cards include four different designs, and can be be bought separately or as a pack for £4.55.

Emma Hardicker‘s silkscreen printed cards come in a variety of designs and colours, priced at £14 for a pack of 5.

Jo Ruth‘s ‘Spirit of Birmingham’ charity cards are £5 and come in packs of 8.

Darren John designs these quirky illustrations, and is based in Birmingham. He’s also on Flickr, where you can take a look at some of his more recent work.