diff --git a/TestGame/TestGame.cs b/TestGame/TestGame.cs
index f8bba52..96933cf 100644
--- a/TestGame/TestGame.cs
+++ b/TestGame/TestGame.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ using System.Numerics;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Voile.Rendering;
 using Voile.OpenAL;
+using Voile.UI;
+using Voile.UI.Widgets;
+using Voile.UI.Containers;
 
 public class TestGame : Game
 {
@@ -16,9 +19,11 @@ public class TestGame : Game
     {
         InitializeSystemsDefault();
 
+        _uiSystem = new UISystem(new ResourceRef<Style>(Guid.Empty));
+
         _particleSystem = new ParticleSystem();
 
-        // AddSystemToUpdate(_audioSystem);
+        AddSystemToUpdate(_uiSystem);
         AddSystemToUpdate(_particleSystem);
     }
 
@@ -49,6 +54,13 @@ public class TestGame : Game
     {
         Input.AddInputMapping("reload", new IInputAction[] { new KeyInputAction(KeyboardKey.R) });
         _emitterId = _particleSystem.CreateEmitter(Renderer.WindowSize / 2, _fireEffect);
+
+        _uiSystem.AddElement(new VerticalContainer(new()
+        {
+            new Label("Hello, I'm a label!", _font),
+            new Label("I'm also a label, except I'm located slightly lower!", _font),
+            new Label("I hope a VerticalContainer works.", _font)
+        }, 64.0f));
     }
 
 
@@ -80,11 +92,7 @@ public class TestGame : Game
         }
 
         Renderer.ResetTransform();
-
-        Renderer.DrawText(_font, $"Render: {RenderFrameTime.TotalMilliseconds:F1} ms", Color.White);
-
-        Renderer.SetTransform(new Vector2(0.0f, 16.0f), Vector2.Zero);
-        Renderer.DrawText(_font, $"Update: {UpdateTimeStep * 1000:F1} ms", Color.White);
+        _uiSystem.Render(Renderer);
     }
 
     private void DrawEmitter(ParticleEmitter emitter)
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@ public class TestGame : Game
     }
 
     [NotNull] private ParticleSystem _particleSystem;
+    [NotNull] private UISystem _uiSystem;
     private int _emitterId;
     private ResourceRef<ParticleEmitterSettingsResource> _fireEffect;
     private ResourceRef<Font> _font;
diff --git a/Voile/Source/Input/InputAction.cs b/Voile/Source/Input/InputAction.cs
index a01d0a0..bd9f0b0 100644
--- a/Voile/Source/Input/InputAction.cs
+++ b/Voile/Source/Input/InputAction.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ namespace Voile.Input
             return inputSystem.KeyboardKeyJustReleased(_keyboardKey);
         }
 
-
         private KeyboardKey _keyboardKey;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/Resources/Loaders/StyleLoader.cs b/Voile/Source/Resources/Loaders/StyleLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1efece7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/Resources/Loaders/StyleLoader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using Voile.UI;
+
+namespace Voile.Resources;
+
+public class StyleLoader : ResourceLoader<Style>
+{
+    public override IEnumerable<string> SupportedExtensions =>
+    [
+        ".toml"
+    ];
+
+    protected override Style LoadResource(string path)
+    {
+        // TODO: implement loading styles.
+        return new Style(string.Empty);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/Resources/Resource.cs b/Voile/Source/Resources/Resource.cs
index 4040dee..b85b6c6 100644
--- a/Voile/Source/Resources/Resource.cs
+++ b/Voile/Source/Resources/Resource.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace Voile
         /// </summary>
         public T Value => ResourceManager.GetResource<T>(Guid);
 
+        public static ResourceRef<T> Empty()
+        {
+            return new ResourceRef<T>(Guid.Empty);
+        }
+
         public ResourceRef(Guid guid)
         {
             Guid = guid;
diff --git a/Voile/Source/Resources/ResourceManager.cs b/Voile/Source/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
index 36d5f3d..755aa3e 100644
--- a/Voile/Source/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
+++ b/Voile/Source/Resources/ResourceManager.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-
+using Voile.UI;
 using Voile.Utils;
 using Voile.VFS;
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace Voile.Resources
         /// <param name="resourceGuid">Resource's GUID.</param>
         /// <param name="resource">Retrieved resource. Otherwise null if nothing got retrieved.</param>
         /// <returns>True if resource got successfully retrieved, otherwise false.</returns>
-        public static T GetResource<T>(Guid resourceGuid) where T : Resource
+        public static T? GetResource<T>(Guid resourceGuid) where T : Resource
         {
             if (!TryGetLoader(out ResourceLoader<T>? loader))
             {
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ namespace Voile.Resources
 
             if (!GetResource(resourceGuid, out T? loadedResource))
             {
+                if (resourceGuid == Guid.Empty)
+                {
+                    _logger.Warn("Trying to load a resource with an empty GUID, ignoring.");
+                    return null;
+                }
                 throw new Exception($"No resource with GUID \"{resourceGuid}\" found!");
             }
 
@@ -340,11 +345,13 @@ namespace Voile.Resources
 
         private static Logger _logger = new(nameof(ResourceManager));
 
+        // TODO: don't include types from optional systems. Create a way for third-party systems to register their own loader associations.
         private static readonly Dictionary<Type, object> _resourceLoaderAssociations = new()
         {
-            {typeof(Sound), new SoundLoader()},
+            { typeof(Sound), new SoundLoader()},
             {typeof(Texture2d), new Texture2dLoader()},
-            {typeof(Font), new FontLoader()}
+            {typeof(Font), new FontLoader()},
+            { typeof(Style), new StyleLoader()}
         };
 
         private static readonly Dictionary<Type, object> _resourceSaverAssociations = new()
diff --git a/Voile/Source/Systems/ISystem.cs b/Voile/Source/Systems/ISystem.cs
index f6843f9..28cadb1 100644
--- a/Voile/Source/Systems/ISystem.cs
+++ b/Voile/Source/Systems/ISystem.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using Voile.Rendering;
+
 namespace Voile;
 
 public interface IStartableSystem
@@ -35,4 +37,12 @@ public interface IUpdatableSystem
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="deltaTime">Time step.</param>
     void Update(double deltaTime);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A system that renders itself to the screen, ex. UI or particles.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IRenderableSystem
+{
+    void Render(RenderSystem renderer);
 }
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Containers/Container.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Containers/Container.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edc0193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Containers/Container.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Voile.UI.Widgets;
+
+namespace Voile.UI.Containers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A base class for all UI containers, used to position and rendering child <see cref="Widget">s.
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class Container : IElement, IParentableElement
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<IElement> Children => _children;
+    public Vector2 Position { get; set; }
+
+    public Container(List<IElement> children)
+    {
+        _children = children;
+    }
+
+    public abstract void Arrange();
+
+    public void AddChild(IElement child)
+    {
+        _children.Add(child);
+    }
+
+    private List<IElement> _children;
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Containers/VerticalContainer.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Containers/VerticalContainer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8829523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Containers/VerticalContainer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using Voile.Rendering;
+using Voile.UI.Widgets;
+
+namespace Voile.UI.Containers;
+
+public class VerticalContainer : Container, IRenderableElement
+{
+    public float Spacing { get; set; } = 16.0f;
+    public bool Visible { get => throw new NotImplementedException(); set => throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+
+    public VerticalContainer(List<IElement> children, float spacing) : base(children)
+    {
+        Spacing = spacing;
+    }
+
+    public override void Arrange()
+    {
+        int i = 0;
+        foreach (var child in Children)
+        {
+            var pos = Position;
+            pos.Y += i * Spacing;
+
+            child.Position = pos;
+
+            i++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Render(RenderSystem renderer, Style style)
+    {
+        foreach (var child in Children)
+        {
+            if (child is not IRenderableElement renderable) continue;
+            renderable.Render(renderer, style);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/IElement.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/IElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1baa522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/IElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Voile.Input;
+using Voile.Rendering;
+
+namespace Voile.UI;
+
+public interface IElement
+{
+    public Vector2 Position { get; set; }
+}
+
+public interface IParentableElement
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<IElement> Children { get; }
+    public void AddChild(IElement child);
+}
+
+public interface IRenderableElement
+{
+    public bool Visible { get; set; }
+    public void Render(RenderSystem renderer, Style style);
+}
+
+public interface IInputElement
+{
+    public bool IgnoreInput { get; set; }
+    void Input(IInputAction action);
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Rect.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Rect.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84b484e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Rect.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace Voile.UI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a rectangle. Used to determine widget confines for UI layout.
+/// </summary>
+public record Rect(Vector2 Position, float Width, float Height);
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Style.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Style.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81795a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Style.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using Voile.Resources;
+
+namespace Voile.UI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A resource containing UI style settings.
+/// </summary>
+public class Style : TextDataResource
+{
+    public Style(string path) : base(path)
+    {
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/UISystem.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/UISystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f535fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/UISystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using Voile.Rendering;
+using Voile.UI.Containers;
+
+namespace Voile.UI;
+
+public class UISystem : IUpdatableSystem, IRenderableSystem
+{
+    public IReadOnlyList<IElement> Elements => _elements;
+
+    public UISystem(ResourceRef<Style> style)
+    {
+        _style = style;
+    }
+
+    public UISystem(ResourceRef<Style> style, List<IElement> elements)
+    {
+        _style = style;
+        _elements = elements;
+    }
+
+    public void AddElement(IElement element) => _elements.Add(element);
+    public void RemoveElement(IElement element) => _elements.Remove(element);
+
+    public void Update(double deltaTime)
+    {
+        foreach (var element in _elements)
+        {
+            if (element is Container container)
+            {
+                container.Arrange();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Render(RenderSystem renderer)
+    {
+        foreach (var element in _elements)
+        {
+            if (element is IRenderableElement renderable)
+            {
+                renderable.Render(renderer, _style.Value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ResourceRef<Style> _style;
+    private List<IElement> _elements = new();
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Button.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Button.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..568709d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Button.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Voile.Input;
+using Voile.Rendering;
+
+namespace Voile.UI.Widgets;
+
+public enum ButtonState
+{
+    Disabled,
+    Hovered,
+    Pressed,
+    Normal
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A clickable button with a label.
+/// </summary>
+public class Button : Widget
+{
+    public string Label { get; set; } = "Button";
+    public override Rect MinimumRect => new Rect(Position, Width: 128.0f, Height: 64.0f);
+
+    public Button(string label, Action pressedAction)
+    {
+        Label = label;
+        _pressedAction = pressedAction;
+    }
+
+    public override void Render(RenderSystem renderer, Style style)
+    {
+        // TODO: use a button color from style.
+        renderer.SetTransform(Position, Vector2.Zero);
+        renderer.DrawRectangle(new Vector2(MinimumRect.Width, MinimumRect.Height), new Color(0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f));
+    }
+
+    public override void Input(IInputAction action)
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    private Action _pressedAction;
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Label.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Label.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a9527b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Label.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Voile.Input;
+using Voile.Rendering;
+
+namespace Voile.UI.Widgets;
+
+public class Label : Widget
+{
+    public override Rect MinimumRect => throw new NotImplementedException();
+
+    public string Text { get; set; } = "Hello World!";
+
+    public Label(string text)
+    {
+        Text = text;
+    }
+
+    public Label(string text, ResourceRef<Font> fontOverride)
+    {
+        Text = text;
+        _fontOverride = fontOverride;
+    }
+
+    public override void Input(IInputAction action)
+    {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
+    public override void Render(RenderSystem renderer, Style style)
+    {
+        // TODO: use style here.
+        if (!_fontOverride.HasValue) return;
+        renderer.SetTransform(Position, Vector2.Zero);
+        renderer.DrawText(_fontOverride, Text, Color.White);
+    }
+
+    private ResourceRef<Font> _fontOverride = ResourceRef<Font>.Empty();
+}
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diff --git a/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Widget.cs b/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Widget.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4640aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Voile/Source/UI/Widgets/Widget.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Numerics;
+using Voile.Input;
+using Voile.Rendering;
+
+namespace Voile.UI.Widgets;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A base class for all UI widgets.
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class Widget : IElement, IRenderableElement, IInputElement
+{
+    public bool Visible { get; set; } = true;
+    public bool IgnoreInput { get; set; }
+    public Vector2 Position { get; set; } = Vector2.Zero;
+
+    public Widget()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public Widget(Vector2 position)
+    {
+        Position = position;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get a minimum rectangle size for this widget.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract Rect MinimumRect { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called when its time to draw this widget.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="renderer"></param>
+    public abstract void Render(RenderSystem renderer, Style style);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called when this widget receives input.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="action">An input action this widget received.</param>
+    public abstract void Input(IInputAction action);
+}
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