diff --git a/addon_config.mk b/addon_config.mk
index c98e274..0c500f7 100644
--- a/addon_config.mk
+++ b/addon_config.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ meta:
 common:
 	# dependencies with other addons, a list of them separated by spaces
 	# or use += in several lines
- 	ADDON_DEPENDENCIES = ofxMsdfgen
+ 	ADDON_DEPENDENCIES = ofxMsdfgen ofxGPUFont
 
 	# include search paths, this will be usually parsed from the file system
 	# but if the addon or addon libraries need special search paths they can be
diff --git a/example/addons.make b/example/addons.make
index 24228d8..91fa38f 100644
--- a/example/addons.make
+++ b/example/addons.make
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ofxMsdfgen
+ofxGPUFont
 ofxVariableLab
diff --git a/src/Layer.h b/src/Layer.h
index 6341445..130e7b4 100644
--- a/src/Layer.h
+++ b/src/Layer.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "Atlas.h"
 #include "ofMain.h"
 
 //uuid
diff --git a/src/LayerComposition.cpp b/src/LayerComposition.cpp
index c957e82..8c6c821 100644
--- a/src/LayerComposition.cpp
+++ b/src/LayerComposition.cpp
@@ -134,14 +134,6 @@ void LayerComposition::draw() const {
     }
 }
 
-const std::vector <ComboIdentifier> LayerComposition::getAvailableComboIdentifiers() const {
-    std::vector <ComboIdentifier> combos;
-    for(const auto & combo : atlasLayerCombos){
-        combos.push_back(combo.first);
-    }
-    return combos;
-}
-
 const unordered_map <ComboIdentifier, shared_ptr <AtlasLayerCombo> > & LayerComposition::getAtlasLayerCombos() const {
     return atlasLayerCombos;
 }
diff --git a/src/LayerComposition.h b/src/LayerComposition.h
index 127a61f..e98f046 100644
--- a/src/LayerComposition.h
+++ b/src/LayerComposition.h
@@ -5,9 +5,19 @@
 #include "ofxMsdfgen.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "MsdfLayer.h"
+#include "GPUFontLayer.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <unordered_map>
+/*********
+ *
+ * plan:
+ * -> GPUFont has one font per layer
+ * -> use ofShader
+ * -> single glyph buffer in AtlasLayerCombo
+ * -> single curve buffer in AtlasLayerCombo
+ *
+ */
 
 namespace ofxVariableLab {
 
@@ -85,6 +95,24 @@ class MsdfAtlasLayerCombo : public AtlasLayerCombo {
         bool isDirty = false;
 };
 
+class GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo : public AtlasLayerCombo {
+    public:
+        void setup(const ComboIdentifier & identifier) override;
+        void update() override;
+        void careForChild(shared_ptr <Layer> layer) override;
+        const ComboIdentifier & getIdentifier() const override;
+        const ofImage & getAtlasImage() override;
+        string getAtlasImagePath() override;
+        shared_ptr <Layer> getLayer();
+        shared_ptr <ofxGPUFont::Atlas> atlas;
+
+    private:
+        vector <shared_ptr <GPUFontLayer> > layers;
+        shared_ptr <ofShader> gpuFontShader;
+        ComboIdentifier identifier;
+        bool isDirty = false;
+};
+
 class LayerComposition {
     public:
         void setup();
@@ -98,7 +126,6 @@ class LayerComposition {
                          const Layer::Props & props,
                          const std::vector <FontVariation> & variations);
         shared_ptr <ofxVariableLab::Layer> getLayer(const LayerID & layerID);
-        const std::vector <ComboIdentifier> getAvailableComboIdentifiers() const;
         const unordered_map <ComboIdentifier, shared_ptr <AtlasLayerCombo> > & getAtlasLayerCombos() const;
         void setVFlip(bool vFlip);
 
diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
index 4ba1966..f2fed8f 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void MsdfLayer::draw(glm::vec3 position){
         getVFlip(settings.vFlipBehaviour,
                  ofGetCurrentOrientationMatrix(),
                  vFlip);
+
         if(vFlip == V_FLIP_OFF){
             ofTranslate(pl * magic, (pt * magic) + (-1 * h), 0);
         }else{
diff --git a/src/ofxVariableLab.h b/src/ofxVariableLab.h
index 5679503..806b201 100644
--- a/src/ofxVariableLab.h
+++ b/src/ofxVariableLab.h
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "MsdfLayer.h"
+#include "GPUFontLayer.h"
 #include "LayerComposition.h"
+
+// TODO: save characterset with atlasses when saving image on disk