diff --git a/modules/asset_manager/include/asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp b/modules/asset_manager/include/asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp
index 1c8e840..03bcba4 100644
--- a/modules/asset_manager/include/asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp
+++ b/modules/asset_manager/include/asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp
@@ -2,20 +2,29 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 
+namespace Assets {
+
+class TextAsset;
+
+class TextureAsset;
+
+} // namespace Assets
+
 namespace Light {
 
 class Shader;
 class Texture;
 
+/**
+ * Asset is the data on the disk.
+ * Resource is the data on the gpu/cpu
+ *
+ * eg. TextureAsset is the file on the disk
+ * eg. Texture is the representation of it in the GPU
+ */
 class AssetManager
 {
 public:
-	static auto instance() -> AssetManager &
-	{
-		static auto instance = AssetManager {};
-		return instance;
-	}
-
 	static void load_shader(
 	    const std::string &name,
 	    const std::filesystem::path &vertex_path,
@@ -43,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 private:
 	AssetManager() = default;
 
+	static auto instance() -> AssetManager &;
+
 	void load_shader_impl(
 	    const std::string &name,
 	    const std::filesystem::path &vertex_path,
@@ -51,6 +62,14 @@ private:
 
 	void load_texture_impl(const std::string &name, const std::filesystem::path &path);
 
+	auto get_or_load_text_asset(const std::filesystem::path &path) -> Ref<Assets::TextAsset>;
+
+	auto get_or_load_texture_asset(const std::filesystem::path &path) -> Ref<Assets::TextureAsset>;
+
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, Ref<Assets::TextAsset>> m_text_assets;
+
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, Ref<Assets::TextureAsset>> m_texture_assets;
+
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, Ref<Shader>> m_shaders;
 
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, Ref<Texture>> m_textures;
diff --git a/modules/asset_manager/src/asset_manager.cpp b/modules/asset_manager/src/asset_manager.cpp
index 3b23267..7d7d9a6 100644
--- a/modules/asset_manager/src/asset_manager.cpp
+++ b/modules/asset_manager/src/asset_manager.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+#include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
 #include <asset_parser/assets/text.hpp>
 #include <asset_parser/assets/texture.hpp>
+#include <logger/logger.hpp>
 #include <renderer/graphics_context.hpp>
 #include <renderer/shader.hpp>
 #include <renderer/texture.hpp>
-#include <asset_manager/asset_manager.hpp>
-#include <logger/logger.hpp>
 
 namespace Light {
 
+/* static */ auto AssetManager::instance() -> AssetManager &
+{
+	static auto instance = AssetManager {};
+	return instance;
+}
+
 void AssetManager::load_shader_impl(
     const std::string &name,
     const std::filesystem::path &vertex_path,
@@ -21,21 +27,9 @@ void AssetManager::load_shader_impl(
 		log_trc("\tvertex path: {}", vertex_path.string());
 		log_trc("\tpixel path : {}", pixel_path.string());
 
-		auto vertex_asset = Assets::TextAsset { vertex_path };
-		auto pixel_asset = Assets::TextAsset { pixel_path };
-
-		auto vertex_blob_metadata = vertex_asset.get_blob_metadata(Assets::BlobMetadata::Tag::text);
-		auto pixel_blob_metadata = pixel_asset.get_blob_metadata(Assets::BlobMetadata::Tag::text);
-
-		auto vertex_blob = Assets::Blob(vertex_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
-		auto pixel_blob = Assets::Blob(pixel_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
-
-		vertex_asset.unpack_blob(vertex_blob_metadata.tag, vertex_blob.data(), vertex_blob.size());
-		pixel_asset.unpack_blob(pixel_blob_metadata.tag, pixel_blob.data(), pixel_blob.size());
-
 		m_shaders[name] = Ref<Shader>(Shader::create(
-		    std::move(vertex_blob),
-		    std::move(pixel_blob),
+		    get_or_load_text_asset(vertex_path.string()),
+		    get_or_load_text_asset(pixel_path),
 		    GraphicsContext::get_shared_context()
 		));
 	}
@@ -57,21 +51,9 @@ void AssetManager::load_texture_impl(const std::string &name, const std::filesys
 		log_trc("\tname: {}", name);
 		log_trc("\tpath: {}", path.string());
 
-		auto asset = Assets::TextureAsset { path };
-		const auto metadata = asset.get_metadata();
-		const auto blob_metadata = asset.get_blob_metadata(Assets::BlobMetadata::Tag::color);
-
-		auto blob = std::vector<std::byte>(blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
-		asset.unpack_blob(blob_metadata.tag, blob.data(), blob.size());
-
-		m_textures[name] = Ref<Texture>(Texture::create(
-		    metadata.pixel_size[0],
-		    metadata.pixel_size[1],
-		    metadata.num_components,
-		    std::bit_cast<unsigned char *>(blob.data()),
-		    GraphicsContext::get_shared_context(),
-		    path
-		));
+		m_textures[name] = Ref<Texture>(
+		    Texture::create(get_or_load_texture_asset(path), GraphicsContext::get_shared_context())
+		);
 	}
 	catch (const std::exception &exp)
 	{
@@ -82,4 +64,29 @@ void AssetManager::load_texture_impl(const std::string &name, const std::filesys
 	}
 }
 
+auto AssetManager::get_or_load_text_asset(const std::filesystem::path &path)
+    -> Ref<Assets::TextAsset>
+{
+	const auto key = std::filesystem::canonical(path).string();
+	if (!m_text_assets.contains(key))
+	{
+		m_text_assets.emplace(key, create_ref<Assets::TextAsset>(path));
+	}
+
+	return m_text_assets[key];
+}
+
+auto AssetManager::get_or_load_texture_asset(const std::filesystem::path &path)
+    -> Ref<Assets::TextureAsset>
+{
+	const auto key = std::filesystem::canonical(path).string();
+	if (!m_texture_assets.contains(key))
+	{
+		m_texture_assets.emplace(key, create_ref<Assets::TextureAsset>(path));
+	}
+
+	return m_texture_assets[key];
+}
+
+
 } // namespace Light
diff --git a/modules/asset_parser/include/asset_parser/assets/text.hpp b/modules/asset_parser/include/asset_parser/assets/text.hpp
index 5bb240d..75b2f39 100644
--- a/modules/asset_parser/include/asset_parser/assets/text.hpp
+++ b/modules/asset_parser/include/asset_parser/assets/text.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public:
 
 	TextAsset(const std::filesystem::path &path);
 
-	void unpack_blob(BlobMetadata::Tag tag, std::byte *destination, size_t destination_capacity);
+	void unpack_blob(BlobMetadata::Tag tag, std::byte *destination, size_t destination_capacity)
+	    const;
 
 	[[nodiscard]] auto get_asset_metadata() const -> const Asset::Metadata &;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ private:
 
 	BlobMetadata m_text_blob_metadata {};
 
-	std::ifstream m_stream;
+	mutable std::ifstream m_stream;
 };
 
 } // namespace Assets
diff --git a/modules/asset_parser/src/assets/text.cpp b/modules/asset_parser/src/assets/text.cpp
index 5bae4e9..a457f48 100644
--- a/modules/asset_parser/src/assets/text.cpp
+++ b/modules/asset_parser/src/assets/text.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void TextAsset::unpack_blob(
     BlobMetadata::Tag tag,
     std::byte *destination,
     size_t destination_capacity
-)
+) const
 {
 	if (tag != BlobMetadata::Tag::text)
 	{
diff --git a/modules/engine/include/engine/scene/components/sprite_renderer.hpp b/modules/engine/include/engine/scene/components/sprite_renderer.hpp
index bb74463..c7b69b1 100644
--- a/modules/engine/include/engine/scene/components/sprite_renderer.hpp
+++ b/modules/engine/include/engine/scene/components/sprite_renderer.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <utility>
-#include <utility>
 
 namespace Light {
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ struct SpriteRendererComponent
 
 	Ref<Texture> texture;
 
-	glm::vec4 tint{};
+	glm::vec4 tint {};
 };
 
 } // namespace Light
diff --git a/modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp b/modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp
index 6249d37..db2a268 100644
--- a/modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp
+++ b/modules/engine/src/utils/serializer.cpp
@@ -269,16 +269,17 @@ void SceneSerializer::serialize_entity(YAML::Emitter &out, Entity entity)
 
 	if (entity.has_component<SpriteRendererComponent>())
 	{
-		out << YAML::Key << "SpriteRendererComponent";
-		out << YAML::BeginMap; // sprite renderer component;
+		// TODO(Light): get scene serialization/de-serialization working.
+		// out << YAML::Key << "SpriteRendererComponent";
+		// out << YAML::BeginMap; // sprite renderer component;
 
-		auto &spriteRendererComponent = entity.get_component<SpriteRendererComponent>();
+		// auto &spriteRendererComponent = entity.get_component<SpriteRendererComponent>();
 
-		out << YAML::Key << "Texture" << YAML::Value
-		    << spriteRendererComponent.texture->GetFilePath();
-		out << YAML::Key << "Tint" << YAML::Value << spriteRendererComponent.tint;
+		// out << YAML::Key << "Texture" << YAML::Value
+		//     << spriteRendererComponent.texture->GetFilePath();
+		// out << YAML::Key << "Tint" << YAML::Value << spriteRendererComponent.tint;
 
-		out << YAML::EndMap; // sprite renderer component
+		// out << YAML::EndMap; // sprite renderer component
 	}
 
 	// #todo:
diff --git a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/shader.hpp b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/shader.hpp
index 3791081..9b4b3bb 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/shader.hpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/shader.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-
 #include <renderer/shader.hpp>
 
 namespace Light {
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Light {
 class glShader: public Shader
 {
 public:
-	glShader(Assets::Blob vertex_blob, Assets::Blob pixel_blob);
+	glShader(const Ref<Assets::TextAsset> &vertex_asset, const Ref<Assets::TextAsset> &pixel_asset);
 
 	~glShader() override;
 
diff --git a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/texture.hpp b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/texture.hpp
index c8f8b72..5132426 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/texture.hpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/gl/texture.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-
 #include <renderer/texture.hpp>
 
 namespace Light {
@@ -8,13 +7,7 @@ namespace Light {
 class glTexture: public Texture
 {
 public:
-	glTexture(
-	    unsigned int width,
-	    unsigned int height,
-	    unsigned int components,
-	    unsigned char *pixels,
-	    const std::string &filePath
-	);
+	glTexture(const Ref<Assets::TextureAsset> &asset);
 
 	~glTexture() override;
 
@@ -23,7 +16,11 @@ public:
 	auto get_texture() -> void * override;
 
 private:
-	unsigned int m_texture_id;
+	[[nodiscard]] auto map_num_components_to_format(uint32_t num_components) const -> int;
+
+	[[nodiscard]] auto map_num_components_to_internal_format(uint32_t num_components) const -> int;
+
+	uint32_t m_texture_id {};
 };
 
 } // namespace Light
diff --git a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/shader.hpp b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/shader.hpp
index 8e43e5f..998834b 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/shader.hpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/shader.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <asset_parser/assets/text.hpp>
-
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
+namespace Assets {
+
+class TextAsset;
+
+} // namespace Assets
+
 namespace Light {
 
 class SharedContext;
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ class SharedContext;
 class Shader
 {
 public:
-	enum Stage
+	enum Stage : uint8_t
 	{
 		none = 0,
 
@@ -21,8 +25,8 @@ public:
 	};
 
 	static auto create(
-	    Assets::Blob vertex_blob,
-	    Assets::Blob pixel_blob,
+	    Ref<Assets::TextAsset> vertex_asset,
+	    Ref<Assets::TextAsset> pixel_asset,
 	    const Ref<SharedContext> &shared_context
 	) -> Ref<Shader>;
 
diff --git a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/texture.hpp b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/texture.hpp
index 83d7e87..5bed79f 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/include/renderer/texture.hpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/include/renderer/texture.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
+namespace Assets {
 
+class TextureAsset;
+
+}
 
 namespace Light {
 
@@ -10,33 +14,26 @@ class Texture
 {
 public:
 	static Ref<Texture> create(
-	    unsigned int width,
-	    unsigned int height,
-	    unsigned int components,
-	    unsigned char *pixels,
-	    const Ref<SharedContext>& sharedContext,
-	    const std::string &filePath
+	    Ref<Assets::TextureAsset> asset,
+	    const Ref<SharedContext> &shared_context
 	);
 
+	virtual ~Texture() = default;
+
+	Texture(Texture &&) = default;
+
+	auto operator=(Texture &&) -> Texture & = default;
+
 	Texture(const Texture &) = delete;
 
 	auto operator=(const Texture &) -> Texture & = delete;
 
-	virtual ~Texture() = default;
-
 	virtual void bind(unsigned int slot = 0) = 0;
 
 	virtual auto get_texture() -> void * = 0;
 
-	[[nodiscard]] auto GetFilePath() const -> const std::string &
-	{
-		return m_file_path;
-	}
-
 protected:
-	std::string m_file_path;
-
-	Texture(std::string filePath);
+	Texture() = default;
 };
 
 } // namespace Light
diff --git a/modules/renderer/src/gl/shader.cpp b/modules/renderer/src/gl/shader.cpp
index 7b0b8b5..9ded529 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/src/gl/shader.cpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/src/gl/shader.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
-#include <renderer/gl/shader.hpp>
+#include <asset_parser/assets/text.hpp>
 #include <glad/gl.h>
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 #include <glm/matrix.hpp>
+#include <renderer/gl/shader.hpp>
 
 namespace Light {
 
-glShader::glShader(Assets::Blob vertex_blob, Assets::Blob pixel_blob)
+glShader::glShader(
+    const Ref<Assets::TextAsset> &vertex_asset,
+    const Ref<Assets::TextAsset> &pixel_asset
+)
     : m_shader_id(glCreateProgram())
 {
+	auto vertex_blob_metadata = vertex_asset->get_blob_metadata(Assets::BlobMetadata::Tag::text);
+	auto pixel_blob_metadata = pixel_asset->get_blob_metadata(Assets::BlobMetadata::Tag::text);
+
+	auto vertex_blob = Assets::Blob(vertex_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
+	auto pixel_blob = Assets::Blob(pixel_blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
+
+	vertex_asset->unpack_blob(vertex_blob_metadata.tag, vertex_blob.data(), vertex_blob.size());
+	pixel_asset->unpack_blob(pixel_blob_metadata.tag, pixel_blob.data(), pixel_blob.size());
+
 	auto vertex_source = std::string {
 		vertex_blob.data(),
 		vertex_blob.data() + vertex_blob.size(), // NOLINT
diff --git a/modules/renderer/src/gl/texture.cpp b/modules/renderer/src/gl/texture.cpp
index bbfdf01..29f6a67 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/src/gl/texture.cpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/src/gl/texture.cpp
@@ -1,58 +1,35 @@
-#include <glad/gl.h>
+#include <asset_parser/assets/texture.hpp>
 #include <debug/assertions.hpp>
+#include <glad/gl.h>
 #include <renderer/gl/texture.hpp>
 
 namespace Light {
 
-glTexture::glTexture(
-    unsigned int width,
-    unsigned int height,
-    unsigned int components,
-    unsigned char *pixels,
-    const std::string &filePath
-)
-    : Texture(filePath)
-    , m_texture_id(NULL)
+glTexture::glTexture(const Ref<Assets::TextureAsset> &asset)
 {
-	// create texture
-	glCreateTextures(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1, &m_texture_id);
+	const auto metadata = asset->get_metadata();
+	const auto blob_metadata = asset->get_blob_metadata(Assets::BlobMetadata::Tag::color);
 
-	// set texture parameters
+	glCreateTextures(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1, &m_texture_id);
 	glTextureParameteri(m_texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
 	glTextureParameteri(m_texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 	glTextureParameteri(m_texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 	glTextureParameteri(m_texture_id, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
-	// determine formats
-	auto format = components == 4u ? GL_RGBA :
-	              components == 3u ? GL_RGB :
-	              components == 2u ? GL_RG :
-	              components == 1u ? GL_RED :
-	                                 NULL;
+	auto blob = std::vector<std::byte>(blob_metadata.uncompressed_size);
+	asset->unpack_blob(blob_metadata.tag, blob.data(), blob.size());
 
-	auto internalFormat = format == GL_RGBA ? GL_RGBA8 :
-	                      format == GL_RGB  ? GL_RGB8 :
-	                      format == GL_RG   ? GL_RG8 :
-	                      format == GL_RED  ? GL_R8 :
-	                                          NULL;
-
-	// check
-	lt_assert(format, "Invalid number of components: {}", components);
-
-
-	// #todo: isn't there something like glTextureImage2D ???
-	// create texture and mipsmaps
 	bind();
 	glTexImage2D(
 	    GL_TEXTURE_2D,
 	    0,
-	    internalFormat,
-	    width,
-	    height,
+	    map_num_components_to_internal_format(metadata.num_components),
+	    static_cast<int>(metadata.pixel_size[0]),
+	    static_cast<int>(metadata.pixel_size[1]),
 	    0,
-	    format,
+	    map_num_components_to_format(metadata.num_components),
 	    GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
-	    pixels
+	    std::bit_cast<unsigned char *>(blob.data())
 	);
 	glGenerateMipmap(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 }
@@ -73,4 +50,33 @@ auto glTexture::get_texture() -> void *
 	return (void *)(intptr_t)m_texture_id;
 }
 
+[[nodiscard]] auto glTexture::map_num_components_to_format(uint32_t num_components) const -> int
+{
+	switch (num_components)
+	{
+	case 4u: return GL_RGBA;
+	case 3u: return GL_RGB;
+	case 2u: return GL_RG;
+	case 1u: return GL_RED;
+	default: lt_assert(false, "Invalid number of components: {}", num_components);
+	}
+
+	return {};
+}
+
+[[nodiscard]] auto glTexture::map_num_components_to_internal_format(uint32_t num_components) const
+    -> int
+{
+	switch (num_components)
+	{
+	case 4u: return GL_RGBA8;
+	case 3u: return GL_RGB8;
+	case 2u: return GL_RG8;
+	case 1u: return GL_R8;
+	default: lt_assert(false, "Invalid number of components: {}", num_components);
+	}
+
+	return {};
+}
+
 } // namespace Light
diff --git a/modules/renderer/src/shader.cpp b/modules/renderer/src/shader.cpp
index 4b257e6..a23703e 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/src/shader.cpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/src/shader.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#include <renderer/shader.hpp>
+#include <asset_parser/assets/text.hpp>
 #include <renderer/gl/shader.hpp>
+#include <renderer/shader.hpp>
 
 #ifdef LIGHT_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 	#include <renderer/dx/shader.hpp>
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace Light {
 
-auto Shader::create(
-    Assets::Blob vertex_blob,
-    Assets::Blob pixel_blob,
+/* static */ auto Shader::create(
+    Ref<Assets::TextAsset> vertex_asset,
+    Ref<Assets::TextAsset> pixel_asset,
     const Ref<SharedContext> &shared_context
 ) -> Ref<Shader>
 {
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ auto Shader::create(
 	switch (GraphicsContext::get_graphics_api())
 	{
 	case GraphicsAPI::OpenGL:
-		return create_ref<glShader>(std::move(vertex_blob), std::move(pixel_blob));
+		return create_ref<glShader>(std::move(vertex_asset), std::move(pixel_asset));
 
 	case GraphicsAPI::DirectX:
 		lt_win(return create_ref<dxShader>(
-		                  vertexFile,
-		                  pixelFile,
+		                  vertex_asset,
+		                  pixel_asset,
 		                  std::static_pointer_cast<dxSharedContext>(sharedContext)
 		););
 
diff --git a/modules/renderer/src/texture.cpp b/modules/renderer/src/texture.cpp
index 03b48f3..28ef964 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/src/texture.cpp
+++ b/modules/renderer/src/texture.cpp
@@ -8,23 +8,17 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <renderer/graphics_context.hpp>
-#include <utility>
 
 namespace Light {
 
-auto Texture::create(
-    unsigned int width,
-    unsigned int height,
-    unsigned int components,
-    unsigned char *pixels,
-    const Ref<SharedContext> & /*sharedContext*/,
-    const std::string &filePath
+/* static */ auto Texture::create(
+    Ref<Assets::TextureAsset> asset,
+    const Ref<SharedContext> &shared_context
 ) -> Ref<Texture>
 {
 	switch (GraphicsContext::get_graphics_api())
 	{
-	case GraphicsAPI::OpenGL:
-		return create_ref<glTexture>(width, height, components, pixels, filePath);
+	case GraphicsAPI::OpenGL: return create_ref<glTexture>(std::move(asset));
 
 	case GraphicsAPI::DirectX:
 		lt_win(return create_ref<dxTexture>(
@@ -46,8 +40,4 @@ auto Texture::create(
 	}
 }
 
-Texture::Texture(std::string filePath): m_file_path(std::move(filePath))
-{
-}
-
 } // namespace Light