diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index 42c228b4b7..72888c9bcc 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ fn main() {
 
     world.insert((), vec![
         (
-            Material { color: math::vec4(0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 1.0), bind_group: None, uniform_buf: None },
+            Material::new(math::vec4(0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 1.0)),
             plane_handle.clone(),
             LocalToWorld(math::translation(&math::vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0))),
             Translation::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
         ),
         (
-            Material { color: math::vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.6, 1.0), bind_group: None, uniform_buf: None },
+            Material::new(math::vec4(0.1, 0.1, 0.6, 1.0)),
             mesh_handle.clone(),
             LocalToWorld(math::translation(&math::vec3(1.5, 0.0, 1.0))),
             Translation::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
         ),
         (
-            Material { color: math::vec4(0.6, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0), bind_group: None, uniform_buf: None },
+            Material::new(math::vec4(0.6, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0)),
             mesh_handle,
             LocalToWorld(math::translation(&math::vec3(-1.5, 0.0, 1.0))),
             Translation::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
diff --git a/src/render/material.rs b/src/render/material.rs
index 005460aebf..66a4ce075e 100644
--- a/src/render/material.rs
+++ b/src/render/material.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ pub struct Material {
     pub uniform_buf: Option<wgpu::Buffer>,
 }
 
+impl Material {
+    pub fn new(color: math::Vec4) -> Self {
+        Material {
+            color,
+            bind_group: None,
+            uniform_buf: None, 
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, AsBytes, FromBytes)]
 pub struct RenderedUniforms {