diff --git a/albow/utils.py b/albow/utils.py
index 477f7e8..54ab366 100644
--- a/albow/utils.py
+++ b/albow/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from pygame import draw, Surface
 from pygame.locals import SRCALPHA
 
+
 def frame_rect(surface, color, rect, thick = 1):
     o = 1
     surface.fill(color, (rect.left+o, rect.top, rect.width-o-o, thick))
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ def frame_rect(surface, color, rect, thick = 1):
     surface.fill(color, (rect.left, rect.top+o, thick, rect.height-o-o))
     surface.fill(color, (rect.right - thick, rect.top+o, thick, rect.height-o-o))
 
+
 def blit_tinted(surface, image, pos, tint, src_rect = None):
     from Numeric import array, add, minimum
     from pygame.surfarray import array3d, pixels3d
@@ -21,11 +23,13 @@ def blit_tinted(surface, image, pos, tint, src_rect = None):
     buf_rgb = None
     surface.blit(buf, pos)
 
+
 def blit_in_rect(dst, src, frame, align = 'tl', margin = 0):
     r = src.get_rect()
     align_rect(r, frame, align, margin)
     dst.blit(src, r)
 
+
 def align_rect(r, frame, align = 'tl', margin = 0):
     if 'l' in align:
         r.left = frame.left + margin
@@ -40,5 +44,6 @@ def align_rect(r, frame, align = 'tl', margin = 0):
     else:
         r.centery = frame.centery
 
+
 def brighten(rgb, factor):
     return [min(255, int(round(factor * c))) for c in rgb]