Harvey James × Leatherius Woodman – a leather stamping study

From the Practice Log – an ongoing series of stamping studies on real-world logos.

An August study.

For Harvey James.

First, we took the guide's title at its word: a row of heads already turned, and at the end of the row the one suitcase they all turned for. The tag says TURNS HEADS IN THE TERMINAL and then goes ahead and does it – here on warm red and on pale greige. The black tag carries it in gold foil.

A black and white turned-heads stamp design created for the Harvey James leather luggage-tag collection.

Black, poppy-red, and gray-sand leather luggage tags stamped with the Turns Heads in the Terminal design for Harvey James.

Next, we gave a suitcase the street-style treatment – SPOTTED AT CAROUSEL 4, flashbulbs already going. Vivid magenta makes it the loudest thing on the belt. The black tag takes the gold foil.

A black and white baggage-carousel stamp design created for the Harvey James leather luggage-tag collection.

Fuchsia and black leather luggage tags stamped with the Spotted at Carousel 4 design for Harvey James.

Then we settled the guide's privacy point in four words. A keyhole punched through the suitcase, NONE OF YOUR BAGGAGE around it – navy and deep brown keep it properly discreet.

A black and white keyhole suitcase stamp design created for the Harvey James leather luggage-tag collection.

Blueberry and dark espresso leather luggage tags stamped with the None of Your Baggage design for Harvey James.

After that, one for the green channel. The case is open and the pages are escaping – NOTHING TO DECLARE BUT SHORT STORIES. It rides on deep wine and warm tan.

A black and white short-stories suitcase stamp design created for the Harvey James leather luggage-tag collection.

Sangria and caramel leather luggage tags stamped with the Nothing to Declare but Short Stories design for Harvey James.

We sent one to the fells, too: contour lines with a dotted path climbing to the trig point, and the summit named PEAK SUAVE. Deep green and warm mid-gray for the hill, honeyed russet for the bracken.

Looks great when stamped onto the leather.

A black and white contour-map stamp design created for the Harvey James leather luggage-tag collection.

Forest-green, country-gray, and honeyed russet leather luggage tags stamped with the Peak Suave design for Harvey James.

And finally, the one we liked the most. The guide calls a luggage tag an ID card, and a writer already owns the best ID there is – the byline. WORDS BY HARVEY JAMES, set like a credit line between two rules, with a pilcrow beneath. Pressed on warm tan and on deep green. The black tag carries it in gold.

It looks genuinely beautiful.

A black and white byline stamp design created for the Harvey James leather luggage-tag collection.

Black, caramel, and forest-green leather luggage tags stamped with the Words by Harvey James design.

We made this out of love. Leatherius Woodman is on a mission to create and share artifacts of beauty, craft and love – this study is one of them, and we hope the feeling is mutual. Every image is a render – how we prototype before cutting a die.

If you're Harvey James and you'd like these made real, or anything here changed – say hello through our contact page.