diff --git a/src/list_fonts.rs b/src/list_fonts.rs
index c7cd60ca..14f08596 100644
--- a/src/list_fonts.rs
+++ b/src/list_fonts.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::fmt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::str::from_utf8;
@@ -66,20 +68,36 @@ fn list_families() -> Vec<String> {
 pub struct Variant {
     style: String,
     file: PathBuf,
-    index: usize,
+    index: isize,
 }
 
 impl Variant {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn filepath(&self) -> &::std::path::Path {
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &::std::path::Path {
         self.file.as_path()
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn index(&self) -> isize {
+        self.index
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Family {
     name: String,
-    variants: Vec<Variant>,
+    variants: HashMap<String, Variant>,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Family {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        try!(write!(f, "{}: ", self.name));
+        for (k, v) in &self.variants {
+            try!(write!(f, "{}, ", k));
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Family {
@@ -89,8 +107,8 @@ impl Family {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn variants(&self) -> &[Variant] {
-        &self.variants[..]
+    pub fn variants(&self) -> &HashMap<String, Variant> {
+        &self.variants
     }
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn get_family_info(family: String) -> Family {
             members.push(Variant {
                 style: style,
                 file: PathBuf::from(file),
-                index: index as usize,
+                index: index as isize,
             });
         }
 
@@ -153,13 +171,13 @@ pub fn get_family_info(family: String) -> Family {
 
     Family {
         name: family,
-        variants: members
+        variants: members.into_iter().map(|v| (v.style.clone(), v)).collect()
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_font_families() -> Vec<Family> {
+pub fn get_font_families() -> HashMap<String, Family> {
     list_families().into_iter()
-                   .map(|family| get_family_info(family))
+                   .map(|family| (family.clone(), get_family_info(family)))
                    .collect()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4ef326ac..78bf5cc5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() {
         gl::Viewport(0, 0, width as i32, height as i32);
     }
 
-    let rasterizer = text::Rasterizer::new();
+    let mut rasterizer = text::Rasterizer::new();
 
     let glyph_r = Glyph::new(&rasterizer.get_glyph(180., 'R'));
     let glyph_u = Glyph::new(&rasterizer.get_glyph(180., 'u'));
diff --git a/src/text.rs b/src/text.rs
index af40705f..355f1251 100644
--- a/src/text.rs
+++ b/src/text.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use list_fonts::get_font_families;
 
 use freetype::Library;
@@ -6,8 +7,9 @@ use freetype;
 
 /// Rasterizes glyphs for a single font face.
 pub struct Rasterizer {
-    face: Face<'static>,
-    _library: Library,
+    faces: HashMap<FontDesc, Face<'static>>,
+    library: Library,
+    system_fonts: HashMap<String, ::list_fonts::Family>,
 }
 
 #[inline]
@@ -15,28 +17,60 @@ fn to_freetype_26_6(f: f32) -> isize {
     ((1i32 << 6) as f32 * f) as isize
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+struct FontDesc {
+    name: String,
+    style: String,
+}
+
+impl FontDesc {
+    pub fn new<S>(name: S, style: S) -> FontDesc
+        where S: Into<String>
+    {
+        FontDesc {
+            name: name.into(),
+            style: style.into()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Rasterizer {
     pub fn new() -> Rasterizer {
         let library = Library::init().unwrap();
 
-        let family = get_font_families().into_iter()
-                                        .filter(|f| f.name() == "Inconsolata-dz")
-                                        .nth(0).unwrap(); // TODO
-
-        let variant = family.variants().first().unwrap();
-        let path = variant.filepath();
-
         Rasterizer {
-            face: library.new_face(path, 0).expect("Create font face"),
-            _library: library,
+            system_fonts: get_font_families(),
+            faces: HashMap::new(),
+            library: library,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_glyph(&self, size: f32, c: char) -> RasterizedGlyph {
+    pub fn get_face(&mut self, desc: &FontDesc) -> Option<Face<'static>> {
+
+        if let Some(face) = self.faces.get(desc) {
+            return Some(face.clone());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(font) = self.system_fonts.get(&desc.name[..]) {
+            if let Some(variant) = font.variants().get(&desc.style[..]) {
+                let face = self.library.new_face(variant.path(), variant.index())
+                                       .expect("TODO handle new_face error");
+
+                self.faces.insert(desc.to_owned(), face);
+                return Some(self.faces.get(desc).unwrap().clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_glyph(&mut self, size: f32, c: char) -> RasterizedGlyph {
+        let face = self.get_face(&FontDesc::new("Ubuntu Mono", "Regular"))
+                       .expect("TODO handle get_face error");
         // TODO DPI
-        self.face.set_char_size(to_freetype_26_6(size), 0, 96, 0).unwrap();
-        self.face.load_char(c as usize, freetype::face::RENDER).unwrap();
-        let glyph = self.face.glyph();
+        face.set_char_size(to_freetype_26_6(size), 0, 96, 0).unwrap();
+        face.load_char(c as usize, freetype::face::RENDER).unwrap();
+        let glyph = face.glyph();
 
         RasterizedGlyph {
             top: glyph.bitmap_top() as usize,
@@ -64,7 +98,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn create_rasterizer_and_render_glyph() {
-        let rasterizer = Rasterizer::new();
+        let mut rasterizer = Rasterizer::new();
         let glyph = rasterizer.get_glyph(24., 'U');
 
         println!("glyph: {:?}", glyph);