diff --git a/business-tycoon.asd b/business-tycoon.asd
index d1b30e1..1e1c104 100644
--- a/business-tycoon.asd
+++ b/business-tycoon.asd
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   :components ((:module "src"
 		:serial t
 		:components ((:file "package")
+			     (:file "shader")
 			     (:file "observable")
 			     (:file "renderer")
 			     (:file "window")
diff --git a/src/renderer.lisp b/src/renderer.lisp
index b80ec1f..91b57f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer.lisp
+++ b/src/renderer.lisp
@@ -31,53 +31,42 @@ void main()
 (defparameter *vbo* 0)
 (defparameter *vao* 0)
 (defparameter *ebo* 0)
-(defparameter *shader-program* 0)
+(defparameter *shader-program* nil)
 
 (defun init-renderer ()
-  (let ((vertex-shader (gl:create-shader :vertex-shader))
-	(fragment-shader (gl:create-shader :fragment-shader)))
-    (setf *shader-program* (gl:create-program))
-    (gl:shader-source vertex-shader *vertex-shader-source*)
-    (gl:compile-shader vertex-shader)
-    (gl:shader-source fragment-shader *fragment-shader-source*)
-    (gl:compile-shader fragment-shader)
-    (gl:attach-shader *shader-program* vertex-shader)
-    (gl:attach-shader *shader-program* fragment-shader)
-    (gl:link-program *shader-program*)
-    (gl:delete-shader vertex-shader)
-    (gl:delete-shader fragment-shader)
-    (setf *vbo* (gl:gen-buffer))
-    (setf *ebo* (gl:gen-buffer))
-    (setf *vao* (gl:gen-vertex-array))
-
-    (gl:bind-vertex-array *vao*)
-    (gl:bind-buffer :array-buffer *vbo*)
-    (gl:bind-buffer :element-array-buffer *ebo*)
-
-    (let* ((vertices #( 0.5 -0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
-		       -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
-		        0.0  0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0))
-	   (arr (gl:alloc-gl-array :float (length vertices))))
-      (dotimes (i (length vertices))
-	(setf (gl:glaref arr i) (aref vertices i)))
-      (gl:buffer-data :array-buffer :static-draw arr)
-      (gl:free-gl-array arr))
-
-    (let* ((indices #(0 1 2))
-	   (arr (gl:alloc-gl-array :int (length indices))))
-      (dotimes (i (length indices))
-	(setf (gl:glaref arr i) (aref indices i)))
-      (gl:buffer-data :element-array-buffer :static-draw arr)
-      (gl:free-gl-array arr))
-
-    (gl:vertex-attrib-pointer 0 3 :float nil
-			      (* 6 (cffi:foreign-type-size :float))
-			      (cffi:null-pointer))
-    (gl:enable-vertex-attrib-array 0)
-    (gl:vertex-attrib-pointer 1 3 :float nil
-			      (* 6 (cffi:foreign-type-size :float))
-			      (cffi:make-pointer (* 3 (cffi:foreign-type-size :float))))
-    (gl:enable-vertex-attrib-array 1)))
+  (setf *shader-program* (shader:load #p"src/shader.vert" #p"src/shader.frag"))
+  (setf *vbo* (gl:gen-buffer))
+  (setf *ebo* (gl:gen-buffer))
+  (setf *vao* (gl:gen-vertex-array))
+  
+  (gl:bind-vertex-array *vao*)
+  (gl:bind-buffer :array-buffer *vbo*)
+  (gl:bind-buffer :element-array-buffer *ebo*)
+  
+  (let* ((vertices #( 0.5 -0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
+		     -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
+		     0.0  0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0))
+	 (arr (gl:alloc-gl-array :float (length vertices))))
+    (dotimes (i (length vertices))
+      (setf (gl:glaref arr i) (aref vertices i)))
+    (gl:buffer-data :array-buffer :static-draw arr)
+    (gl:free-gl-array arr))
+  
+  (let* ((indices #(0 1 2))
+	 (arr (gl:alloc-gl-array :int (length indices))))
+    (dotimes (i (length indices))
+      (setf (gl:glaref arr i) (aref indices i)))
+    (gl:buffer-data :element-array-buffer :static-draw arr)
+    (gl:free-gl-array arr))
+  
+  (gl:vertex-attrib-pointer 0 3 :float nil
+			    (* 6 (cffi:foreign-type-size :float))
+			    (cffi:null-pointer))
+  (gl:enable-vertex-attrib-array 0)
+  (gl:vertex-attrib-pointer 1 3 :float nil
+			    (* 6 (cffi:foreign-type-size :float))
+			    (cffi:make-pointer (* 3 (cffi:foreign-type-size :float))))
+  (gl:enable-vertex-attrib-array 1))
 
 (defun enable-wireframe ()
  (gl:polygon-mode :front-and-back :line))
@@ -98,7 +87,7 @@ void main()
   ;;   (gl:color 1 1 1)
   ;;   (gl:rect -25 -25 25 25))
 
-  (gl:use-program *shader-program*)
+  (shader:use *shader-program*)
   (gl:bind-vertex-array *vao*)
   (gl:draw-elements :triangles (gl:make-null-gl-array :unsigned-int) :count 3)
   (gl:bind-vertex-array 0)
diff --git a/src/shader.frag b/src/shader.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdeb6ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shader.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#version 330 core
+out vec4 FragColor;
+
+in vec3 ourColor;
+
+void main()
+{
+    FragColor = vec4(ourColor, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/src/shader.lisp b/src/shader.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a74a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shader.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+(defpackage #:shader
+  (:shadow #:load)
+  (:use #:cl)
+  (:export #:load #:use #:set-bool #:set-int #:set-float))
+
+(in-package :shader)
+
+(defclass shader ()
+  ((program :accessor shader-program :initarg :program)))
+
+(defun read-shader-file (path)
+ (with-open-file (stream path)
+   (apply #'concatenate
+	  'string
+	  (loop for line = (read-line stream nil nil)
+		while line
+		nconc (list line (string #\Newline))))))
+
+(defun load (vertex-shader-path fragment-shader-path)
+  (let ((vertex-shader-file (read-shader-file vertex-shader-path))
+	(fragment-shader-file (read-shader-file fragment-shader-path))
+	(vertex-shader (gl:create-shader :vertex-shader))
+	(fragment-shader (gl:create-shader :fragment-shader))
+	(program (gl:create-program)))
+    (gl:shader-source vertex-shader vertex-shader-file)
+    (gl:compile-shader vertex-shader)
+    (gl:shader-source fragment-shader fragment-shader-file)
+    (gl:compile-shader fragment-shader)
+    (format t "~&Vertex shader info log: ~%~a" (gl:get-shader-info-log vertex-shader))
+    (format t "~&Fragment shader info log: ~%~a" (gl:get-shader-info-log fragment-shader))
+    (gl:attach-shader program vertex-shader)
+    (gl:attach-shader program fragment-shader)
+    (gl:link-program program)
+    (gl:delete-shader vertex-shader)
+    (gl:delete-shader fragment-shader)
+    (make-instance 'shader :program program)))
+
+(defmethod use ((self shader))
+  (gl:use-program (shader-program self)))
+
+(defmacro define-set-uniform (name f)
+  `(defmethod ,name ((self shader) name value)
+   (,f (gl:get-uniform-location (shader-program self) name) value)))
+
+(define-set-uniform set-bool gl:uniformi)
+(define-set-uniform set-int gl:uniformi)
+(define-set-uniform set-float gl:uniformf)
diff --git a/src/shader.vert b/src/shader.vert
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feb3bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shader.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#version 330 core
+layout (location = 0) in vec3 aPos;
+layout (location = 1) in vec3 aColor;
+
+out vec3 ourColor;
+
+void main()
+{
+    gl_Position = vec4(aPos, 1.0);
+    ourColor = aColor;
+}
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