diff --git a/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_001/HFontPool_001.pde b/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_001/HFontPool_001.pde
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+import hype.*;
+import hype.extended.colorist.*;
+import hype.extended.layout.HGridLayout;
+
+HColorPool      colors;
+HDrawablePool   pool;
+HFontPool       fonts;
+
+void setup() {
+  size(900, 900, P2D);
+  H.init(this).background(#202020).use3D(false);
+  colors = new HColorPool(#FFFFFF, #F7F7F7, #ECECEC, #333333, #0095a8, #00616f, #FF3300, #FF6600);
+  noLoop();
+
+  PFont font1, font2, font3, font4;
+  font1 = createFont("DroidSerifRegular.ttf", 18);
+  font2 = createFont("DroidSerifItalic.ttf", 48);
+  font3 = createFont("DroidSerifBold.ttf", 48);
+  font4 = createFont("DroidSerifBoldItalic.ttf", 48);
+
+  fonts = new HFontPool(font1, font2, font3, font4);
+
+  pool = new HDrawablePool(4);
+  pool.autoAddToStage()
+    .add(new HText("", 24, null))
+    .layout(
+    new HGridLayout()
+    .startX(40)
+    .startY(40)
+    .spacing(36, 36)
+    .cols(1)
+    )
+    .onCreate(
+    new HCallback() {
+    public void run(Object obj) {
+      int i = pool.currentIndex();
+      HText t = (HText) obj;
+      t.fill( colors.getColor() );
+      t.font(fonts.getFontAt(i)); 
+      t.text(i+1 + ". " + fonts.currentName());
+      t.anchorAt(H.LEFT);
+    }
+  }
+  )
+  .requestAll()
+    ;
+
+  H.drawStage();
+}
+
+void draw() {
+}
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diff --git a/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_002/HFontPool_002.pde b/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_002/HFontPool_002.pde
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+import hype.*;
+import hype.extended.colorist.*;
+import hype.extended.layout.HGridLayout;
+
+HColorPool      colors;
+HDrawablePool   pool;
+HFontPool       fonts;
+
+void setup() {
+  size(900, 900, P2D);
+  H.init(this).background(#202020).use3D(false);
+  colors = new HColorPool(#FFFFFF, #F7F7F7, #ECECEC, #333333, #0095a8, #00616f, #FF3300, #FF6600);
+  noLoop();
+
+  PFont font1, font2, font3, font4;
+  font1 = createFont("DroidSerifRegular.ttf", 18);
+  font2 = createFont("DroidSerifItalic.ttf", 48);
+  font3 = createFont("DroidSerifBold.ttf", 48);
+  font4 = createFont("DroidSerifBoldItalic.ttf", 48);
+
+  fonts = new HFontPool().add(font1).add(font2).add(font3).add(font4,8); 
+  //weighted so that font 4 (DroidSerifBoldItalic) will be added 8 times
+
+  pool = new HDrawablePool(20);
+  pool.autoAddToStage()
+    .add(new HText("", 24, null))
+    .layout(
+    new HGridLayout()
+    .startX(40)
+    .startY(40)
+    .spacing(36, 36)
+    .cols(1)
+    )
+    .onCreate(
+    new HCallback() {
+    public void run(Object obj) {
+      int i = pool.currentIndex()+1;
+      HText t = (HText) obj;
+      t.fill( colors.getColor() );
+      t.font(fonts.getRandomFont()); //pick random font
+      t.text(i + ". " + fonts.currentName());
+      t.anchorAt(H.LEFT);
+    }
+  }
+  )
+  .requestAll()
+    ;
+
+  H.drawStage();
+}
+
+void draw() {
+}
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diff --git a/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_003/HFontPool_003.pde b/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_003/HFontPool_003.pde
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+import hype.*;
+import hype.extended.colorist.*;
+import hype.extended.layout.HGridLayout;
+
+HColorPool      colors;
+HDrawablePool   pool;
+HFontPool       fonts;
+
+void setup() {
+  size(900, 900, P2D);
+  H.init(this).background(#202020).use3D(false);
+  colors = new HColorPool(#FFFFFF, #F7F7F7, #ECECEC, #333333, #0095a8, #00616f, #FF3300, #FF6600);
+  noLoop();
+
+  fonts = new HFontPool().addSystemFonts(); //load all available system fonts...
+  
+  pool = new HDrawablePool(20);
+  pool.autoAddToStage()
+    .add(new HText("", 24, null))
+    .layout(
+    new HGridLayout()
+    .startX(40)
+    .startY(40)
+    .spacing(36, 36)
+    .cols(1)
+    )
+    .onCreate(
+    new HCallback() {
+    public void run(Object obj) {
+      int i = pool.currentIndex()+1;
+      HText t = (HText) obj;
+      t.fill( colors.getColor() );
+      t.font(fonts.getRandomFont()); //pick random font
+      t.text(i + ". " + fonts.currentName());
+      t.anchorAt(H.LEFT);
+    }
+  }
+  )
+  .requestAll()
+    ;
+
+  H.drawStage();
+}
+
+void draw() {
+}
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diff --git a/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_004/HFontPool_004.pde b/examples/HFontPool/HFontPool_004/HFontPool_004.pde
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+import hype.*;
+import hype.extended.colorist.*;
+import hype.extended.layout.HGridLayout;
+
+HColorPool      colors;
+HDrawablePool   pool;
+HFontPool       fonts;
+
+void setup() {
+  size(900, 900, P2D);
+  H.init(this).background(#202020).use3D(false);
+  colors = new HColorPool(#FFFFFF, #F7F7F7, #ECECEC, #333333, #0095a8, #00616f, #FF3300, #FF6600);
+  noLoop();
+
+  fonts = new HFontPool().addSystemFonts(); //load all available system fonts...
+  
+  pool = new HDrawablePool(20);
+  pool.autoAddToStage()
+    .add(new HText("", 24, null))
+    .layout(
+    new HGridLayout()
+    .startX(40)
+    .startY(40)
+    .spacing(36, 36)
+    .cols(1)
+    )
+    .onCreate(
+    new HCallback() {
+    public void run(Object obj) {
+      int i = pool.currentIndex()+1;
+      HText t = (HText) obj;
+      t.fill( colors.getColor() );
+      t.font(fonts.getRandomFont()); //pick random font
+      t.text(i + ". " + fonts.currentName());
+      t.anchorAt(H.LEFT);
+    }
+  }
+  )
+  .requestAll()
+    ;
+
+  H.drawStage();
+}
+
+void draw() {
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/hype/HFontPool.java b/src/main/java/hype/HFontPool.java
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+/*
+ * HFontPool
+ *
+ * Helper class for HYPE framework - creates a pool of fonts
+ *
+ * HYPE_Processing
+ * http://www.hypeframework.org/ & https://github.com/hype/HYPE_Processing
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Joshua Davis
+ *
+ * Distributed under the BSD License. See LICENSE.txt for details.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+package hype;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import processing.core.PApplet;
+import processing.core.PFont;
+import static processing.core.PApplet.max;
+import static processing.core.PApplet.min;
+
+public class HFontPool {
+    private int currentIndex = -1;
+    private String currentName = "";
+    private ArrayList<PFont> fontList;
+    PApplet app = H.app();
+
+    public HFontPool() {
+    }
+
+    public HFontPool(Object... fonts) {
+        PFont type;
+        for (int i = 0; i < fonts.length; ++i) {
+            if (fonts[i] instanceof String) {
+                type = app.createFont((String) fonts[i], 24);
+                add(type);
+            }
+            if (fonts[i] instanceof PFont) {
+                add(fonts[i]);
+            }
+            if (fonts[i] instanceof HText) {
+                HText temp = (HText) fonts[i];
+                add(temp.font());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public HFontPool addSystemFonts() {
+        String[] systemFontList;
+        systemFontList = PFont.list(); //get all available system fonts
+        PFont type;
+        for (int i = 0; i < systemFontList.length; ++i) {
+            type = app.createFont(systemFontList[i], 24);
+            add(type);
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public int setIndex(int i) {
+        //ensure index within bounds
+        if (i >= size() || i < 0) {
+            currentIndex = 0;
+            if (i < 0) {
+                currentIndex = size() - 1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            currentIndex = i;
+        }
+        return currentIndex;
+    }
+
+    public int currentIndex() {
+        return currentIndex;
+    }
+
+    public String currentName() {
+        PFont font;
+        if (size() <= 0) {
+            font = defaultFont();
+        } else {
+            font = fontList.get(currentIndex());
+        }
+        currentName = font.getName();
+        return currentName;
+    }
+
+    public int size() {
+        int num;
+        if (fontList != null) {
+            num = fontList.size();
+        } else {
+            num = 0;
+        }
+        return num;
+    }
+
+    public HFontPool add(Object font) {
+
+        if (size() == 0) fontList = new ArrayList<PFont>();
+
+        if (font instanceof PFont) {
+            fontList.add((PFont) font);
+        }
+        if (font instanceof String) {
+            PFont type;
+            type = app.createFont((String) font, 24);
+            fontList.add(type);
+        }
+        if (font instanceof HText) {
+            HText temp = (HText) font;
+            add(temp.font());
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public HFontPool add(Object font, int freq) {
+        if (font instanceof PFont) {
+            while (freq-- > 0) add((PFont) font);
+        }
+        if (font instanceof String) {
+            PFont type;
+            while (freq-- > 0) {
+                type = app.createFont((String) font, 24);
+                add(type);
+            }
+        }
+        if (font instanceof HText) {
+            HText temp = (HText) font;
+            while (freq-- > 0) {
+                add(temp.font());
+            }
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public PFont getRandomFont() {
+        //select a random font
+        if (size() <= 0) {
+            return defaultFont();
+        } else {
+            int rndIndex = HMath.randomInt(0, size());
+            return getFontAt(rndIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    //select subset of available fonts
+    public PFont getRandomFont(int lower, int upper) {
+        int lbound = max(0, lower);
+        int ubound = min(upper, size());
+        //select a random font
+        if (size() <= 0) {
+            return defaultFont();
+        } else {
+            int rndIndex = HMath.randomInt(lbound, ubound);
+            return getFontAt(rndIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public PFont getNextFont() {
+        // cycles forward through all available fonts
+        if (size() <= 0) {
+            return defaultFont();
+        } else {
+            currentIndex = setIndex(currentIndex + 1);
+            return fontList.get(currentIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public PFont getPrevFont() {
+        // cycles through all available fonts (in reverse order)
+        if (size() <= 0) {
+            return defaultFont();
+        } else {
+            currentIndex = setIndex(currentIndex - 1);
+            return fontList.get(currentIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public PFont getFontAt(int index) {
+        //extract a specific font by index
+        if (size() <= 0) {
+            return defaultFont();
+        } else {
+            currentIndex = setIndex(index);
+            return fontList.get(currentIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private PFont defaultFont() {
+        return app.createFont("SansSerif", 64);
+    }
+
+}