diff --git a/src/asset.cpp b/src/asset.cpp
index a14d8b4..289d294 100644
--- a/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/asset.cpp
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
 
 // TODO: move to GLDebug.h?
 void dumpNodes(tinygltf::Model t_mdl);
-bool parseMeshNode(mesh* m,
+bool parseMeshNode(Mesh* m,
 	MemoryArena* arena,
 	const tinygltf::Node& node,
 	const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl);
 
-model* getCachedModel(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash);
-model* loadModelFile(Assets* assets, const char* filename);
-util_image* getCachedTexture(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash);
+Model* getCachedModel(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash);
+Model* loadModelFile(Assets* assets, const char* filename);
+Texture* getCachedTexture(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash);
 
 
 // interface
 
-model*
+Model*
 getModelByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath)
 {
-	model* mdl = getCachedModel(assets, utilFNV64a_str(filepath));
+	Model* mdl = getCachedModel(assets, utilFNV64a_str(filepath));
 
 	if (!mdl)
 		mdl = loadModelFile(assets, filepath);
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ getModelByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath)
 	return mdl;
 }
 
-util_image*
+Texture*
 getTextureByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath)
 {
-	util_image* texture =
+	Texture* texture =
 		getCachedTexture(assets, utilFNV64a_str(filepath));
 
 	// NOTE: the texture should be loaded when the model is loaded, so it's an
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ getTextureByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath)
 
 // internal
 
-model*
+Model*
 initModel(Assets* assets,
 	tinygltf::Model t_mdl,
 	const char* filename)
 {
 	// TODO: re-alloc array when out of space
 	assert(assets->num_models < assets->max_models && assets->arena != nullptr);
-	model* mdl = &assets->models[assets->num_models];
+	Model* mdl = &assets->models[assets->num_models];
 	assets->num_models++;
 
 	uint buf_count = t_mdl.bufferViews.size();
-	mdl->meshes = ARENA_ALLOC(assets->arena, mesh, buf_count);
+	mdl->meshes = ARENA_ALLOC(assets->arena, Mesh, buf_count);
 	mdl->num_meshes = t_mdl.meshes.size();
 	mdl->filepath = arenaCopyCStr(assets->arena, filename, MAX_PATH_SIZE);
 	mdl->filepath_hash = utilFNV64a_str(mdl->filepath);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ initModel(Assets* assets,
 	return mdl;
 }
 
-util_image*
+Texture*
 getFreeTexture(Assets* assets)
 {
 	if (assets->num_textures < assets->max_textures)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ getFreeTexture(Assets* assets)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-util_image*
+Texture*
 copyDiffuseTexture(Assets* assets, const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl)
 {
 	// NOTE: assuming material[0] since we're using pallete texture
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ copyDiffuseTexture(Assets* assets, const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl)
 		&& t_mdl.images.size() == 1
 		&& t_mdl.images[0].image.size() > 0);
 	tinygltf::Image t_img = t_mdl.images[0];
-	util_image* dtex = getFreeTexture(assets);
+	Texture* dtex = getFreeTexture(assets);
 
 	if (!dtex) {
 		LOG(Error) << "Error Loading diffuse texture\n";
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ copyDiffuseTexture(Assets* assets, const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl)
 	return dtex;
 }
 
-model*
+Model*
 loadModelFile(Assets* assets, const char* filename)
 {
 	tinygltf::Model t_mdl;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ loadModelFile(Assets* assets, const char* filename)
 
 	// NOTE: assume we're working with a single buffer
 	assert(t_mdl.buffers.size() == 1);
-	model* mdl = initModel(assets, t_mdl, filename);
+	Model* mdl = initModel(assets, t_mdl, filename);
 	mdl->diffuse_texture = copyDiffuseTexture(assets, t_mdl);
 	if (mdl->diffuse_texture == nullptr) return nullptr;
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ loadModelFile(Assets* assets, const char* filename)
 	return mdl;
 }
 
-model*
+Model*
 getCachedModel(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash)
 {
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < assets->num_models; i++) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ getCachedModel(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-util_image*
+Texture*
 getCachedTexture(Assets* assets, u64 path_hash)
 {
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < assets->num_textures; i++) {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ parseNodeTransform(MemoryArena* arena, const tinygltf::Node* node)
 }
 
 bool
-parseMeshNode(mesh* m,
+parseMeshNode(Mesh* m,
 	MemoryArena* arena,
 	const tinygltf::Node& node,
 	const tinygltf::Model& t_mdl)
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ getDrawMode(int drawMode)
 }
 
 void
-dumpBuffer(tinygltf::Model model, tinygltf::Accessor acc)
+dumpBuffer(tinygltf::Model mdl, tinygltf::Accessor acc)
 {
 	size_t bv_idx = acc.bufferView;
-	assert(bv_idx >= 0 && bv_idx < model.bufferViews.size());
-	tinygltf::BufferView bv = model.bufferViews[bv_idx];
+	assert(bv_idx >= 0 && bv_idx < mdl.bufferViews.size());
+	tinygltf::BufferView bv = mdl.bufferViews[bv_idx];
 
 	LOG(Debug) << "-----------------------\n";
 	LOG(Debug) << "buf idx: " << bv_idx << "\n";
diff --git a/src/asset.h b/src/asset.h
index e5d744e..0d67609 100644
--- a/src/asset.h
+++ b/src/asset.h
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 
 
 // NOTE: wrapper for stb_image
-// TODO: better name would be AssetTexture
-struct util_image
+struct Texture
 {
 	i32 w;
 	i32 h;
@@ -24,8 +23,7 @@ struct util_image
 
 // NOTE: wrapper for tinygltf https://github.com/syoyo/tinygltf
 // 	https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF
-// TODO: rename to Mesh or MeshAsset?
-struct mesh
+struct Mesh
 {
 	u32 num_vertices;
 	u32 num_indices;
@@ -37,15 +35,14 @@ struct mesh
 	glm::mat4* xform;
 };
 
-// TODO: rename to Model or ModelAsset
 #define MAX_PATH_SIZE 256
-struct model
+struct Model
 {
 	char* filepath;
 	u64 filepath_hash;
 	uint num_meshes;
-	mesh* meshes;
-	util_image* diffuse_texture;
+	Mesh* meshes;
+	Texture* diffuse_texture;
 };
 
 struct Assets
@@ -53,15 +50,15 @@ struct Assets
 	MemoryArena* arena;
 	u32 num_models;
 	u32 max_models;
-	model* models;
+	Model* models;
 
 	u32 num_textures;
 	u32 max_textures;
-	util_image* textures;
+	Texture* textures;
 };
 
 
-model* getModelByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath);
+Model* getModelByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath);
 
-util_image* getTextureByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath);
+Texture* getTextureByPath(Assets* assets, const char* filepath);
 
diff --git a/src/entity.cpp b/src/entity.cpp
index 3214cfa..a5eacc8 100644
--- a/src/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/entity.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bool
 initEntity(Entity* e,
 	GLContext* gl_ctx,
 	MemoryArena* arena,
-	model* mdl,
+	Model* mdl,
 	u32 num_attrib_mappings,
 	GLBufferToAttribMapping* attrib_mappings,
 	const char* name)
diff --git a/src/entity.h b/src/entity.h
index 6e71c3e..4c5a1c0 100644
--- a/src/entity.h
+++ b/src/entity.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct Entity
 bool initEntity(Entity* e,
 	GLContext* gl_ctx,
 	MemoryArena* arena,
-	model* mdl,
+	Model* mdl,
 	u32 num_attrib_mappings,
 	GLBufferToAttribMapping* attrib_mappings,
 	const char* name = "");
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 074a017..5c491e8 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bool
 loadScene(RenderState* rs)
 {
 	// NOTE: load model
-	model* tex_cube = getModelByPath(&rs->assets, "../data/textured_cube.gltf");
+	Model* tex_cube = getModelByPath(&rs->assets, "../data/textured_cube.gltf");
 	if (!tex_cube) return false;
 
 	// NOTE: load new shader, or get one of the defaults
diff --git a/src/shader.cpp b/src/shader.cpp
index dd1ccc5..59a1e6d 100644
--- a/src/shader.cpp
+++ b/src/shader.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ bool compileAndLinkShader(ShaderProgram* shader,
 	GLuint& fs_id);
 u32 getGLTypeSize(GLenum e);
 GLTexture* getFreeGLTexture(GLContext* gl_ctx);
-bool loadGLTexture(util_image* image, GLuint& tex_id);
-void* getMeshData(const mesh& m, const GLBufferToAttribMapping& mapping);
+bool loadGLTexture(Texture* image, GLuint& tex_id);
+void* getMeshData(const Mesh& m, const GLBufferToAttribMapping& mapping);
 
 
 // NOTE: interface
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ getShaderByID(GLContext* gl_ctx, GLuint prog_id)
 }
 
 GLTexture*
-getGLTexture(GLContext* gl_ctx, util_image* diffuse_img)
+getGLTexture(GLContext* gl_ctx, Texture* diffuse_img)
 {
 	u64 fp_hash = utilFNV64a_str(diffuse_img->file_path);
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ getVertexAttribByName(ShaderProgram* shader, const char* name)
 }
 
 GLmesh
-initGLmesh(const mesh& m, u32 num_mappings, GLenum draw_mode)
+initGLmesh(const Mesh& m, u32 num_mappings, GLenum draw_mode)
 {
 	GLmesh glm = {0};
 	glm.num_indices = m.num_indices;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ initGLAttribBuffer(GLBuffer* buf, GLenum target, GLVertexAttrib* attrib)
 // FIXME: might as well pass in pointer to GLmesh, since that's how we're
 // 	going to use this, can void copying GLmesh twice that way
 GLmesh
-loadGLMesh(const mesh& m,
+loadGLMesh(const Mesh& m,
 	GLenum draw_mode,
 	GLuint diffuse_texture_id,
 	u32 num_mappings,
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ freeGLMesh(GLmesh* glm)
 // NOTE: internal
 
 void*
-getMeshData(const mesh& m, const GLBufferToAttribMapping& mapping)
+getMeshData(const Mesh& m, const GLBufferToAttribMapping& mapping)
 {
 	switch (mapping.buf_type) {
 		case VERTEX: return m.vertices;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ getFreeGLTexture(GLContext* gl_ctx)
 }
 
 bool
-loadGLTexture(util_image* image, GLuint& tex_id)
+loadGLTexture(Texture* image, GLuint& tex_id)
 {
 	glGenTextures(1, &tex_id);
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex_id);
diff --git a/src/shader.h b/src/shader.h
index 19863d5..28add00 100644
--- a/src/shader.h
+++ b/src/shader.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ShaderProgram* getShaderByHash(GLContext* gl_ctx, u64 hash);
 
 ShaderProgram* getFreeShader(GLContext* gl_ctx);
 
-GLTexture* getGLTexture(GLContext* gl_ctx, util_image* diffuse_img);
+GLTexture* getGLTexture(GLContext* gl_ctx, Texture* diffuse_img);
 
 void renderVAO(GLmesh* glmesh,
 	glm::mat4* model_xform,
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void renderVAO(GLmesh* glmesh,
 
 GLVertexAttrib* getVertexAttribByName(ShaderProgram* shader, const char* name);
 
-GLmesh loadGLMesh(const mesh& m,
+GLmesh loadGLMesh(const Mesh& m,
 	GLenum draw_mode,
 	GLuint diffuse_texture_id,
 	u32 num_mappings,
diff --git a/src/tangerine.cpp b/src/tangerine.cpp
index c1e980b..08994ed 100644
--- a/src/tangerine.cpp
+++ b/src/tangerine.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ initRenderState(u32 max_models,
 	if (rs) {
 		rs->assets.arena = arenaInit(DEFAULT_ARENA_SIZE);
 		rs->assets.max_models = max_models;
-		rs->assets.models = ARENA_ALLOC(rs->assets.arena, model, max_models);
+		rs->assets.models = ARENA_ALLOC(rs->assets.arena, Model, max_models);
 		rs->assets.max_textures = max_textures;
 		rs->assets.textures =
-			ARENA_ALLOC(rs->assets.arena, util_image, max_textures);
+			ARENA_ALLOC(rs->assets.arena, Texture, max_textures);
 
 		rs->rg_arena = arenaInit(DEFAULT_ARENA_SIZE);
 		rs->max_render_groups = DEFAULT_RENDER_GROUP_COUNT;