Chuck Davis, Founder

Every 2 weeks I'll be featuring a new font that I feel is under appreciated and deserves your attention.

Next up is LHF Squeezebox by Dave Parr. I really like Squeezebox and designing with it is just plain fun. The letters have a squarish boxy feel to them, yet the serifs and strokes bow in slightly. This combination gives it a serious, but friendly appearance. The large height of the lowercase makes them easy to read and gives it a straight line so 2 lines of lowercase letters can be stacked easily. Usually, you couldn't do this when using lowercase letters due to the awkward and distracting gaps that are created as a result. But with the squarish tall lowercase in Squeezebox, you can pull it off...

My favorite letters in Squeezebox are the uppercase Q, R, K and E. The way the leg of the R and K kick out slightly gives them nice style and balance. The crossbar of the "E" is decorative, but not overdone, in order to prevent it from bringing too much attention to itself.

When used in all caps, LHF Squeezebox tends to appear more masculine and forceful...

--Chuck