diff --git a/cowgen/src/lib.rs b/cowgen/src/lib.rs
index 1d000f6..a0d0237 100644
--- a/cowgen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cowgen/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use ril::prelude::*;
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::{fs::File, path::Path};
 
-pub struct Template<T: AsRef<str>> {
-    elements: Vec<Element<T>>,
+pub struct Template<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> {
+    elements: Vec<Element<T, V>>,
     dimensions: (u32, u32),
     base: Image,
 }
 
-impl<T: AsRef<str>> Template<T> {
-    pub fn new(base: Vec<u8>, elements: Vec<Element<T>>) -> Result<Self, ril::Error> {
+impl<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> Template<T, V> {
+    pub fn new(base: Vec<u8>, elements: Vec<Element<T, V>>) -> Result<Self, CowError> {
         let base: Image = Image::from_bytes_inferred(base)?;
         Ok(Self {
             dimensions: base.dimensions(),
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> Template<T> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Element<T: AsRef<str>> {
+pub struct Element<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> {
     position: (i32, i32),
     dimensions: (u32, u32),
-    media: Media<T>,
+    media: Media<T, V>,
 }
 
-impl<T: AsRef<str>> Element<T> {
-    pub fn new(media: Media<T>, position: (i32, i32), dimensions: (u32, u32)) -> Self {
+impl<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> Element<T, V> {
+    pub fn new(media: Media<T, V>, position: (i32, i32), dimensions: (u32, u32)) -> Self {
         Self {
             position,
             dimensions,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> Element<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: AsRef<str>> Into<Image> for Element<T> {
+impl<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> Into<Image> for Element<T, V> {
     fn into(self) -> Image {
         match self.media {
             Media::Image(image) => image.resized(
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> Into<Image> for Element<T> {
             )
             .with(
                 &TextSegment::new(
-                    &Font::from_reader(text.font, 12.0).unwrap(),
+                    &Font::from_reader(File::open(text.font).unwrap(), 12.0).unwrap(),
                     text.text,
                     Dynamic::Rgb(Rgb::new(text.fill.0, text.fill.1, text.fill.2)),
                 )
@@ -82,20 +82,20 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> Into<Image> for Element<T> {
     }
 }
 
-pub enum Media<T: AsRef<str>> {
-    Text(Text<T>),
+pub enum Media<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> {
+    Text(Text<T, V>),
     Image(Image),
 }
 
-pub struct Text<T: AsRef<str>> {
+pub struct Text<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> {
     text: T,
-    font: File,
+    font: V,
     size: f32,
     fill: (u8, u8, u8),
 }
 
-impl<T: AsRef<str>> Text<T> {
-    pub fn new(text: T, font: File, size: f32, fill: (u8, u8, u8)) -> Self {
+impl<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> Text<T, V> {
+    pub fn new(text: T, font: V, size: f32, fill: (u8, u8, u8)) -> Self {
         Self {
             text,
             font,
@@ -105,6 +105,17 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> Text<T> {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum CowError {
+    Other(String),
+}
+
+impl From<ril::Error> for CowError {
+    fn from(r: ril::Error) -> Self {
+        CowError::Other(r.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     #[test]
diff --git a/cowmic/src/cow.png b/cowmic/src/cow.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acf90ad
Binary files /dev/null and b/cowmic/src/cow.png differ
diff --git a/cowmic/src/main.rs b/cowmic/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..5e13593 100644
--- a/cowmic/src/main.rs
+++ b/cowmic/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+use std::{fs::File, io::Write};
+
+use cowgen::{CowError, Element, Text};
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), CowError> {
+    let out = cowgen::Template::new(
+        include_bytes!("cow.png").to_vec(),
+        vec![Element::new(
+            cowgen::Media::Text(Text::new(
+                "Hello",
+                "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/OpenSans-ExtraBold.ttf",
+                12.0,
+                (0, 0, 0),
+            )),
+            (0, 0),
+            (64, 64),
+        )],
+    )?
+    .produce();
+    let mut f = File::create("out.png").unwrap();
+    f.write_all(&out).unwrap();
+    f.flush().unwrap();
+    Ok(())
 }