diff --git a/Engine/src/Engine/Graphics/VertexLayout.cpp b/Engine/src/Engine/Graphics/VertexLayout.cpp
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+++ b/Engine/src/Engine/Graphics/VertexLayout.cpp
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+#include "ltpch.h"
+#include "VertexLayout.h"
+#include "OpenGL/glVertexLayout.h"
+
+#include "GraphicsContext.h"
+#include "Buffers.h"
+
+namespace Light {
+
+	VertexLayout* VertexLayout::Create(VertexBuffer* buffer, const std::vector<VertexElementType> elements)
+	{
+		switch (GraphicsContext::GetGraphicsAPI())
+		{
+		case GraphicsAPI::OpenGL:
+			return new glVertexLayout(buffer, elements);
+
+		default:
+			LT_ENGINE_ASSERT(false, "VertexLayout::Create: invalid/unsupported GraphicsAPI {}", GraphicsContext::GetGraphicsAPI());
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/Engine/src/Engine/Graphics/VertexLayout.h b/Engine/src/Engine/Graphics/VertexLayout.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Base.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Light {
+
+	class VertexBuffer;
+
+	enum class VertexElementType
+	{
+		Int1, Int2, Int3, Int4,
+		UInt1, UInt2, UInt3, UInt4,
+		Float1, Float2, Float3, Float4,
+		Double1, Double2, Double3, Double4
+	};
+
+	class VertexLayout
+	{
+	public:
+		static VertexLayout* Create(VertexBuffer* buffer, const std::vector<VertexElementType> elements);
+
+		virtual void Bind() = 0;
+		virtual void UnBind() = 0;
+
+	protected:
+		VertexLayout() = default;
+	};
+
+}
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diff --git a/Engine/src/Platform/GraphicsAPI/OpenGL/glVertexLayout.cpp b/Engine/src/Platform/GraphicsAPI/OpenGL/glVertexLayout.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34015f6
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+++ b/Engine/src/Platform/GraphicsAPI/OpenGL/glVertexLayout.cpp
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+#include "ltpch.h"
+#include "glVertexLayout.h"
+
+#include "glBuffers.h"
+
+#include <glad/glad.h>
+
+namespace Light {
+
+	glVertexLayout::glVertexLayout(VertexBuffer* buffer, std::vector<VertexElementType> elements)
+	{
+		// sanity check
+		LT_ENGINE_ASSERT(dynamic_cast<glVertexBuffer*>(buffer), "glVertexLayout::glVertexLayout: failed to cast VertexBuffer to glVertexBuffer");
+
+		// elements desc
+		std::vector<glVertexElementDesc> elementsDesc(elements.size());
+
+		unsigned int stride = 0u;
+		for(const auto& element : elements)
+		{
+			elementsDesc.push_back(GetElementDesc(element, stride));
+			stride += elementsDesc.back().typeSize * elementsDesc.back().count;
+		}
+
+		// bind
+		glCreateVertexArrays(1, &m_ArrayID);
+		buffer->Bind();
+		Bind();
+
+		// vertex attributes
+		unsigned int index = 0u;
+		for (const auto& elementDesc : elementsDesc)
+		{
+			glVertexAttribPointer(index, elementDesc.count, elementDesc.type, GL_FALSE, stride, (const void*)elementDesc.offset);
+			glEnableVertexAttribArray(index++);
+		}
+	}
+
+	glVertexLayout::~glVertexLayout()
+	{
+		glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &m_ArrayID);
+	}
+
+	void glVertexLayout::Bind()
+	{
+		glBindVertexArray(m_ArrayID);
+	}
+
+	void glVertexLayout::UnBind()
+	{
+		glBindVertexArray(NULL);
+	}
+
+	glVertexElementDesc glVertexLayout::GetElementDesc(VertexElementType type, unsigned int offset)
+	{
+		switch (type)
+		{
+		case VertexElementType::Int1: return { GL_INT, 1, sizeof(int), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Int2: return { GL_INT, 2, sizeof(int), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Int3: return { GL_INT, 3, sizeof(int), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Int4: return { GL_INT, 4, sizeof(int), offset };
+
+		case VertexElementType::UInt1: return { GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 1, sizeof(unsigned int), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::UInt2: return { GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 2, sizeof(unsigned int), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::UInt3: return { GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 3, sizeof(unsigned int), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::UInt4: return { GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 4, sizeof(unsigned int), offset };
+
+		case VertexElementType::Float1: return { GL_FLOAT, 1, sizeof(float), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Float2: return { GL_FLOAT, 2, sizeof(float), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Float3: return { GL_FLOAT, 3, sizeof(float), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Float4: return { GL_FLOAT, 4, sizeof(float), offset };
+
+		case VertexElementType::Double1: return { GL_DOUBLE, 1, sizeof(float), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Double2: return { GL_DOUBLE, 2, sizeof(float), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Double3: return { GL_DOUBLE, 3, sizeof(float), offset };
+		case VertexElementType::Double4: return { GL_DOUBLE, 4, sizeof(float), offset };
+		default:
+			LT_ENGINE_ASSERT(false, "glVertexLayout::GetElementDesc: invalid vertex element type");
+			return {};
+		}
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/Engine/src/Platform/GraphicsAPI/OpenGL/glVertexLayout.h b/Engine/src/Platform/GraphicsAPI/OpenGL/glVertexLayout.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe44432
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+++ b/Engine/src/Platform/GraphicsAPI/OpenGL/glVertexLayout.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "Base.h"
+#include "Graphics/VertexLayout.h"
+
+namespace Light {
+
+	struct glVertexElementDesc
+	{
+		unsigned int type;
+		unsigned int count;
+		unsigned int typeSize;
+		unsigned int offset;
+	};
+
+	class glVertexLayout : public VertexLayout 
+	{
+	private:
+		unsigned int m_ArrayID;
+
+	public:
+		glVertexLayout(VertexBuffer* buffer, std::vector<VertexElementType> elements);
+		~glVertexLayout();
+
+		void Bind() override;
+		void UnBind() override;
+
+	private:
+		glVertexElementDesc GetElementDesc(VertexElementType type, unsigned int offset);
+	};
+
+}
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