diff --git a/Run/run.go b/Run/run.go
index d3a4d43..9a12d85 100644
--- a/Run/run.go
+++ b/Run/run.go
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ func Run(game Runnable) {
 		Cursor: DefaultCursor,
 	}
 
-	game.Init(&bloob, &settings)
-
 	gui.InitGui(settings.WindowSize)
+	game.Init(&bloob, &settings)
 
 	window, _ := sdl.CreateWindow(
 		settings.Title,
diff --git a/font.go b/font.go
index c5f38b1..8b837ec 100644
--- a/font.go
+++ b/font.go
@@ -30,3 +30,17 @@ func LoadTilesetFontBytes(data []byte, tilesize Vec2i) *Font {
 	font.lineHeight = tilesize.Y + 2
 	return &font
 }
+
+func (f *Font) StringWidth(str string) int {
+	var l int
+	for i := 0; i < len(str); i += 1 {
+		l += f.chars[i].xForward
+	}
+	return l - 1
+}
+
+func (f *Font) StringBounds(str string) Vec2i {
+	//todo: multiline
+
+	return Vec2i{X: f.StringWidth(str), Y: f.lineHeight}
+}
diff --git a/gui/button.go b/gui/button.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da99be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/button.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package gui
+
+import . "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib"
+
+type Button struct {
+	BaseWidget
+	label string
+}
+
+func NewButton(label string) *Button {
+	return &Button{
+		BaseWidget: BaseWidget{
+			Size: Vec2i{X: 80, Y: 22},
+		},
+		label: label,
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *Button) Draw(target *Image) {
+	//col1 := Color(0xffffff)
+	col2 := Color(0xccccdd)
+	col3 := Color(0x888899)
+	col4 := Color(0x555566)
+	//col5 := Color(0x444444)
+
+	pressed := false
+
+	if pressed {
+		//todo: non-filled
+		target.DrawRectRounded(Recti{Pos: w.Pos, Size: w.Size}, 0, 2)
+
+		target.DrawHLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + 1}, w.Size.X-4, col4)
+		target.DrawVLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 1, Y: w.Pos.Y + 2}, w.Size.Y-4, col4)
+
+		target.DrawHLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + w.Size.Y - 2}, w.Size.X-4, col2)
+		target.DrawVLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + w.Size.X - 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + 2}, w.Size.Y-4, col2)
+
+		innerRect := Recti{Pos: Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + 2}, Size: Vec2i{X: w.Size.X - 4, Y: w.Size.Y - 4}}
+		target.DrawRect(innerRect, col3)
+		innerRect.Pos.X += 1
+		innerRect.Pos.Y += 1
+		target.DrawTextOutlineCenter(w.label, DefaultFont, innerRect, col2, 0x000000)
+	} else {
+		//todo: non-filled
+		target.DrawRectRounded(Recti{Pos: w.Pos, Size: w.Size}, 0, 2)
+
+		target.DrawHLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + 1}, w.Size.X-4, col2)
+		target.DrawVLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 1, Y: w.Pos.Y + 2}, w.Size.Y-4, col2)
+
+		target.DrawHLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + w.Size.Y - 2}, w.Size.X-4, col4)
+		target.DrawVLine(Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + w.Size.X - 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + 2}, w.Size.Y-4, col4)
+
+		innerRect := Recti{Pos: Vec2i{X: w.Pos.X + 2, Y: w.Pos.Y + 2}, Size: Vec2i{X: w.Size.X - 4, Y: w.Size.Y - 4}}
+		target.DrawRect(innerRect, col3)
+
+		target.DrawTextOutlineCenter(w.label, DefaultFont, innerRect, col2, 0x000000)
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/gui/gui.go b/gui/gui.go
index dd5faf2..cdcd73a 100644
--- a/gui/gui.go
+++ b/gui/gui.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package gui
 import . "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib"
 
 type gui struct {
+	Root Widget
 }
 
 var Gui gui
@@ -12,5 +13,13 @@ func InitGui(size Vec2i) {
 }
 
 func DrawGui(target *Image) {
-
+	if Gui.Root != nil {
+		Gui.Root.Draw(target)
+	}
+}
+
+func UpdateGui() {
+	if Gui.Root != nil {
+		Gui.Root.Layout()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/gui/widget.go b/gui/widget.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2476b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/widget.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package gui
+
+import . "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib"
+
+type BaseWidget struct {
+	childs []*Widget
+	parent *Widget
+	Pos  Vec2i
+	Size Vec2i
+}
+
+type Widget interface {
+	Draw(target *Image)
+	Layout()
+}
+
+func (w *BaseWidget) Draw(target *Image) {}
+func (w *BaseWidget) Layout()            {}
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 6824b65..cac4573 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ func CropToArea(sizeDst Vec2i, rectSrc Recti, posDst Vec2i) (start, end, dst Vec
 	return
 }
 
+func (image *Image) DrawPixel(pos Vec2i, color Color) {
+	image.Data[pos.X+pos.Y*image.Size.X] = color
+}
+
 func (image *Image) DrawHLine(pos Vec2i, length int, color Color) {
 	for i := 0; i < length; i += 1 {
 		image.Data[pos.X+i+pos.Y*image.Size.X] = color
@@ -103,6 +107,35 @@ func (image *Image) DrawVLine(pos Vec2i, length int, color Color) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (image *Image) DrawRect(rect Recti, color Color) {
+	start, end, _ := CropToArea(image.Size, rect, Vec2i{})
+	for y := start.Y; y < end.Y; y += 1 {
+		for x := start.X; x < end.X; x += 1 {
+			image.Data[x+y*image.Size.X] = color
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (image *Image) DrawRectRounded(rect Recti, color Color, round int) {
+	round = min(max(rect.Size.X, rect.Size.Y)/2-1, round)
+
+	start, end, _ := CropToArea(image.Size, rect, Vec2i{})
+	for y := start.Y; y < end.Y; y += 1 {
+		ri := 0
+		yt := y - start.Y
+		yp := -(y - end.Y+1)
+		if yt < round {
+			ri = round - yt
+		}
+		if yp < round {
+			ri = round - yp
+		}
+		for x := start.X + ri; x < end.X-ri; x += 1 {
+			image.Data[x+y*image.Size.X] = color
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (image *Image) Draw(other *Image, dst Vec2i) {
 	image.DrawSub(other, dst, Recti{Size: other.Size})
 }
@@ -278,6 +311,12 @@ func (image *Image) DrawText(str string, font *Font, pos Vec2i, color Color) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (image *Image) DrawTextCenter(str string, font *Font, rect Recti, color Color) {
+	size := font.StringBounds(str)
+	pos := Add(DivScalar(Sub(rect.Size, size), 2), Add(rect.Pos, Vec2i{X: 0, Y: 1}))
+	image.DrawText(str, font, pos, color)
+}
+
 func (image *Image) DrawTextSin(str string, font *Font, pos Vec2i, color Color, freq, amplitude, phase float64) {
 	origX := pos.X
 	for _, ch := range str {
@@ -319,6 +358,12 @@ func (image *Image) DrawTextOutline(str string, font *Font, pos Vec2i, color, ou
 	}
 }
 
+func (image *Image) DrawTextOutlineCenter(str string, font *Font, rect Recti, color, outlineColor Color) {
+	size := font.StringBounds(str)
+	pos := Add(DivScalar(Sub(rect.Size, size), 2), Add(rect.Pos, Vec2i{X: 0, Y: 1}))
+	image.DrawTextOutline(str, font, pos, color, outlineColor)
+}
+
 func (image *Image) DrawTextOutlineSin(str string, font *Font, pos Vec2i, color, outlineColor Color, freq, amplitude, phase float64) {
 	origX := pos.X
 	for _, ch := range str {
diff --git a/test/gui/main.go b/test/gui/main.go
index 72fc0e7..2a1a773 100644
--- a/test/gui/main.go
+++ b/test/gui/main.go
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	bloob "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib"
+	. "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib"
+	. "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib/gui"
 	run "git.danitheskunk.com/squishy/blooblib/Run"
 )
 
 type Game struct {
 }
 
-func (g Game) Init(bloob *bloob.Bloob, settings *bloob.Settings) {
+func (g Game) Init(bloob *Bloob, settings *Settings) {
+	button := NewButton("Ok")
+	button.Pos = Vec2i{X: 20, Y: 20}
+	Gui.Root = button
 }
 
-func (g Game) Render(bloob *bloob.Bloob, screen *bloob.Image) {
+func (g Game) Render(bloob *Bloob, screen *Image) {
+	screen.Clear(0xcccccc)
 }
 
-func (g Game) Update(bloob *bloob.Bloob) {
+func (g Game) Update(bloob *Bloob) {
 }
 
 func main() {