diff --git a/showbits-common/src/buffer.rs b/showbits-common/src/buffer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4ae863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/showbits-common/src/buffer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+use crate::Vec2;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Buffer<C> {
+    size: Vec2,
+    data: Vec<C>,
+}
+
+impl<C> Buffer<C> {
+    pub fn new(size: Vec2, color: C) -> Self
+    where
+        C: Copy,
+    {
+        assert!(size.x >= 0);
+        assert!(size.y >= 0);
+
+        let len = (size.x * size.y) as usize;
+        let data = vec![color; len];
+
+        Self { size, data }
+    }
+
+    pub fn size(&self) -> Vec2 {
+        self.size
+    }
+
+    fn index(&self, pos: Vec2) -> Option<usize> {
+        let in_bounds_x = pos.x >= 0 || pos.x < self.size.x;
+        let in_bounds_y = pos.y >= 0 || pos.y < self.size.y;
+        let in_bounds = in_bounds_x && in_bounds_y;
+
+        if in_bounds {
+            Some((pos.y * self.size.x + pos.x) as usize)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn at(&self, pos: Vec2) -> Option<&C> {
+        let index = self.index(pos)?;
+        let pixel = self.data.get(index)?;
+        Some(pixel)
+    }
+
+    pub fn at_mut(&mut self, pos: Vec2) -> Option<&mut C> {
+        let index = self.index(pos)?;
+        let pixel = self.data.get_mut(index)?;
+        Some(pixel)
+    }
+
+    pub fn set(&mut self, pos: Vec2, color: C) {
+        if let Some(pixel) = self.at_mut(pos) {
+            *pixel = color;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/showbits-common/src/lib.rs b/showbits-common/src/lib.rs
index e63189e..b5eac6e 100644
--- a/showbits-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/showbits-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-pub use crate::vec2::Vec2;
+pub use crate::{buffer::Buffer, vec2::Vec2};
 
+mod buffer;
 mod vec2;