diff --git a/shader/shader.frag.glsl b/shader/shader.frag.glsl
index 4d63c2b..187b463 100644
--- a/shader/shader.frag.glsl
+++ b/shader/shader.frag.glsl
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 #version 450
 
-layout(location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
-layout(location = 0) in vec3 fragColor;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 out_color;
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 frag_color;
 
 void main() {
-    outColor = vec4(fragColor, 1.0);
+    out_color = vec4(frag_color, 1.0);
 }
diff --git a/shader/shader.vertex.glsl b/shader/shader.vertex.glsl
index 650f27b..e2f1f79 100644
--- a/shader/shader.vertex.glsl
+++ b/shader/shader.vertex.glsl
@@ -19,21 +19,12 @@
 
 #version 450
 
-layout(location = 0) out vec3 fragColor;
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 in_position;
+layout(location = 2) in vec3 in_color;
 
-vec2 positions[3] = vec2[](
-    vec2(0.0, -0.5),
-    vec2(0.5, 0.5),
-    vec2(-0.5, 0.5)
-);
-
-vec3 colors[3] = vec3[](
-    vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0),
-    vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0),
-    vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
-);
+layout(location = 0) out vec3 frag_color;
 
 void main() {
-    gl_Position = vec4(positions[gl_VertexIndex], 0.0, 1.0);
-    fragColor = colors[gl_VertexIndex];
+    gl_Position = vec4(in_position, 0.5, 1.0);
+    frag_color = in_color;
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5e5ee3a..a1ca584 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <set>
+#include <bitset>
 
 #define VULKAN_HPP_NO_CONSTRUCTORS
 #include <vulkan/vulkan_raii.hpp>
@@ -31,8 +34,7 @@
 #include <SDL2pp/SDL2pp.hh>
 
 #define GLM_FORCE_DEPTH_ZERO_TO_ONE
-#include <glm/vec4.hpp>
-#include <glm/mat4x4.hpp>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
 #include <embed_resources.hpp>
 
@@ -107,6 +109,43 @@ class VulkanExampleApplication {
         }
     } vk_physical_card_info;
 
+    std::unique_ptr<vk::raii::DeviceMemory> vk_buffer_vertex_memory; // in order to get a clean desctruction sequence, instantiate the DeviceMemory for the vertex buffer first
+    std::unique_ptr<vk::raii::Buffer> vk_buffer_vertex; // https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Hpp/blob/6f72ceca515d59f40d64b64cf2734f6261e1f9f2/RAII_Samples/13_InitVertexBuffer/13_InitVertexBuffer.cpp
+
+    struct Vertex {
+        glm::vec2 pos;
+        glm::vec3 color;
+
+        static constexpr vk::VertexInputBindingDescription GetBindingDescription() {
+            constexpr vk::VertexInputBindingDescription binding_description {
+                .binding = 0,
+                .stride = sizeof(Vertex),
+                .inputRate = vk::VertexInputRate::eVertex
+            };
+            return binding_description;
+        }
+        static constexpr std::array<vk::VertexInputAttributeDescription, 2> GetAttributeDescriptions() {
+            constexpr std::array<vk::VertexInputAttributeDescription, 2> attribute_descriptions {
+                vk::VertexInputAttributeDescription { // https://docs.vulkan.org/tutorial/latest/04_Vertex_buffers/00_Vertex_input_description.html
+                    .location = 0,
+                    .binding = 0,
+                    .format = vk::Format::eR32G32Sfloat,
+                    .offset = offsetof(Vertex, pos) },
+                vk::VertexInputAttributeDescription {
+                    .location = 2,
+                    .binding = 0,
+                    .format = vk::Format::eR32G32B32Sfloat,
+                    .offset = offsetof(Vertex, color) }
+            };
+            return attribute_descriptions;
+        }
+    };
+    static inline const std::vector<Vertex> triangle_vertices = {
+        { { 0.0f, -0.5f }, { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f } },
+        { { 0.5f, 0.5f }, { 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f } },
+        { { -0.5f, 0.5f }, { 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f } }
+    };
+
 public:
     VulkanExampleApplication() {
         try { // try me // all the code is in init :O boo hoo, ill shove all ur ram out of scope ASAP i can, dont seperate them, just scope them  instead dumb dumb.
@@ -419,11 +458,15 @@ public:
                     .dynamicStateCount = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(dynamic_states.size()),
                     .pDynamicStates = dynamic_states.data()
                 };
-                constexpr vk::PipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertex_input_create_info {
-                    .vertexBindingDescriptionCount = 0,
-                    .pVertexBindingDescriptions = nullptr, // Optional
-                    .vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = 0,
-                    .pVertexAttributeDescriptions = nullptr // Optional
+
+                // vertex info
+                constexpr auto vertex_binding_description = Vertex::GetBindingDescription();
+                constexpr auto vertex_attribute_descriptions = Vertex::GetAttributeDescriptions();
+                const vk::PipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo vertex_input_create_info {
+                    .vertexBindingDescriptionCount = 1,
+                    .pVertexBindingDescriptions = &vertex_binding_description, // Optional
+                    .vertexAttributeDescriptionCount = vertex_attribute_descriptions.size(),
+                    .pVertexAttributeDescriptions = vertex_attribute_descriptions.data() // Optional
                 };
                 constexpr vk::PipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo input_assembly_create_info {
                     .topology = vk::PrimitiveTopology::eTriangleList,
@@ -596,6 +639,42 @@ public:
                 };
                 this->vk_command_buffers = std::make_unique<vk::raii::CommandBuffers>(*this->vk_gpu, command_buffer_alloc_info);
             }
+            {
+                const vk::BufferCreateInfo vertex_buffer_create_info {
+                    .size = sizeof(triangle_vertices[0]) * triangle_vertices.size(),
+                    .usage = vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer,
+                    .sharingMode = vk::SharingMode::eExclusive
+                };
+                this->vk_buffer_vertex = std::make_unique<vk::raii::Buffer>(*this->vk_gpu, vertex_buffer_create_info);
+
+                const auto memory_requirements = this->vk_buffer_vertex->getMemoryRequirements();
+                const auto memory_properties = this->vk_gfx_card->getMemoryProperties();
+                const auto FindMemoryType = [&memory_properties](const std::uint32_t& type_filter, const vk::MemoryPropertyFlags& wanted_properties) -> std::uint32_t {
+                    const std::uint32_t memory_type_count = memory_properties.memoryTypeCount;
+
+                    std::uint32_t memory_type_to_test;
+                    for (memory_type_to_test = 0; memory_type_to_test < memory_type_count; memory_type_to_test++) {
+                        if ((*reinterpret_cast<const std::bitset<sizeof(type_filter) * 8>*>(&type_filter))[memory_type_to_test]) {
+                            if ((memory_properties.memoryTypes[memory_type_to_test].propertyFlags & wanted_properties) == wanted_properties) {
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (memory_type_to_test == memory_type_count)
+                        throw std::runtime_error("failed to find suitable memory type!");
+                    return memory_type_to_test;
+                };
+                const vk::MemoryAllocateInfo vertex_allocate_info {
+                    .allocationSize = memory_requirements.size,
+                    .memoryTypeIndex = FindMemoryType(memory_requirements.memoryTypeBits, vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostVisible | vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostCoherent)
+                };
+                this->vk_buffer_vertex_memory = std::make_unique<vk::raii::DeviceMemory>(*this->vk_gpu, vertex_allocate_info);
+                this->vk_buffer_vertex->bindMemory(**this->vk_buffer_vertex_memory, 0);
+
+                std::uint8_t* const vertex_buffer_data = static_cast<std::uint8_t*>(this->vk_buffer_vertex_memory->mapMemory(0, memory_requirements.size));
+                memcpy(vertex_buffer_data, triangle_vertices.data(), (std::size_t)memory_requirements.size);
+                this->vk_buffer_vertex_memory->unmapMemory();
+            }
             { // syncronizing vars
                 this->vk_semephore_image_available = std::make_unique<vk::raii::Semaphore>(*this->vk_gpu, vk::SemaphoreCreateInfo {});
                 this->vk_semephore_render_finished = std::make_unique<vk::raii::Semaphore>(*this->vk_gpu, vk::SemaphoreCreateInfo {});
@@ -633,7 +712,7 @@ public:
         command_buffer.setViewport(0, viewport);
         command_buffer.setScissor(0, scissor);
     }
-    void RecordCommandBuffers(const vk::raii::CommandBuffer& command_buffer, std::uint32_t image_index) const {
+    void RecordCommandBuffer(const vk::raii::CommandBuffer& command_buffer, std::uint32_t image_index) const {
         constexpr vk::CommandBufferBeginInfo command_buffer_begin_info {
             //.flags = vk::CommandBufferUsageFlagBits::, // Optional
             //.pInheritanceInfo = nullptr // Optional
@@ -653,6 +732,7 @@ public:
         command_buffer.beginRenderPass(render_pass_info, vk::SubpassContents::eInline);
         command_buffer.bindPipeline(vk::PipelineBindPoint::eGraphics, **this->vk_pipeline);
         command_buffer.bindDescriptorSets(vk::PipelineBindPoint::eGraphics, *this->vk_pipeline_layout, 0, { this->vk_descriptor_sets->front() }, nullptr);
+        command_buffer.bindVertexBuffers(0, { **this->vk_buffer_vertex }, { 0 });
         this->RecordDynamic(command_buffer);
 
         command_buffer.draw(3, 1, 0, 0);
@@ -677,7 +757,7 @@ public:
         }
         this->vk_command_buffers->front().reset();
 
-        this->RecordCommandBuffers(this->vk_command_buffers->front(), next_image.second);
+        this->RecordCommandBuffer(this->vk_command_buffers->front(), next_image.second);
 
         const std::array<vk::Semaphore, 1> wait_semaphores = { *this->vk_semephore_image_available };
         constexpr auto wait_stages = vk::PipelineStageFlags(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eColorAttachmentOutput);