diff --git a/button.go b/button.go
index 56d1c0c..bfa615f 100644
--- a/button.go
+++ b/button.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo/input"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo/event"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/objects/layouts"
 
-var buttonLayout     = layouts.NewGrid([]bool { true        }, []bool { true })
-var iconButtonLayout = layouts.NewGrid([]bool { true        }, []bool { true })
-var bothButtonLayout = layouts.NewGrid([]bool { false, true }, []bool { true })
+var buttonLayout     = layouts.Row { true        }
+var iconButtonLayout = layouts.Row { true        }
+var bothButtonLayout = layouts.Row { false, true }
 
 // Button is a clickable button.
 type Button struct {
diff --git a/layouts/contract.go b/layouts/contract.go
index 24d612e..2c147d6 100644
--- a/layouts/contract.go
+++ b/layouts/contract.go
@@ -16,93 +16,25 @@ const ContractVertical Contract = true
 const ContractHorizontal Contract = false
 
 func (contract Contract) MinimumSize (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box) image.Point {
-	if contract.v() {
-		dot := image.Point { }
-		for _, box := range boxes {
-			minimum := box.MinimumSize()
-			dot.Y += minimum.Y
-			if dot.X < minimum.X {
-				dot.X = minimum.X
-			}
-		}
-		dot.Y += hints.Gap.Y * (len(boxes) - 1)
-		return dot
-	} else {
-		dot := image.Point { }
-		for _, box := range boxes {
-			minimum := box.MinimumSize()
-			dot.X += minimum.X
-			if dot.Y < minimum.Y {
-				dot.Y = minimum.Y
-			}
-		}
-		dot.X += hints.Gap.X * (len(boxes) - 1)
-		return dot
-	}
+	return contract.fallback().MinimumSize(hints, boxes)
 }
 
 func (contract Contract) Arrange (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box) {
-	// TODO if we overflow in a direction, respect the reccomended size
-	if contract.v() {
-		dot := hints.Bounds.Min
-		for index, box := range boxes {
-			if index > 0 { dot.Y += hints.Gap.Y }
-			minimum := box.MinimumSize()
-			box.SetBounds(image.Rectangle {
-				Min: dot,
-				Max: dot.Add(image.Pt(hints.Bounds.Dx(), minimum.Y)),
-			})
-			dot.Y += minimum.Y
-		}
-		
-		height := dot.Y - hints.Bounds.Min.Y
-		offset := 0
-		
-		switch hints.AlignY {
-		case tomo.AlignMiddle:
-			offset = (hints.Bounds.Dy() - height) / 2
-		case tomo.AlignEnd:
-			offset = hints.Bounds.Dy() - height
-		}
-		for _, box := range boxes {
-			box.SetBounds(box.Bounds().Add(image.Pt(0, offset)))
-		}
-	} else {
-		dot := hints.Bounds.Min
-		for index, box := range boxes {
-			if index > 0 { dot.X += hints.Gap.X }
-			minimum := box.MinimumSize()
-			box.SetBounds(image.Rectangle {
-				Min: dot,
-				Max: dot.Add(image.Pt(minimum.X, hints.Bounds.Dy())),
-			})
-			dot.X += minimum.X
-		}
-
-		width  := dot.X - hints.Bounds.Min.X
-		offset := 0
-		
-		switch hints.AlignX {
-		case tomo.AlignMiddle:
-			offset = (hints.Bounds.Dx() - width) / 2
-		case tomo.AlignEnd:
-			offset = hints.Bounds.Dx() - width
-		}
-		for _, box := range boxes {
-			box.SetBounds(box.Bounds().Add(image.Pt(offset, 0)))
-		}
-	}
+	contract.fallback().Arrange(hints, boxes)
 }
 
 func (contract Contract) RecommendedHeight (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box, width int) int {
-	// TODO
-	return 0
+	return contract.fallback().RecommendedHeight(hints, boxes, width)
 }
 
 func (contract Contract) RecommendedWidth (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box, height int) int {
-	// TODO
-	return 0
+	return contract.fallback().RecommendedWidth(hints, boxes, height)
 }
 
-func (contract Contract) v () bool { return contract == ContractVertical   }
-func (contract Contract) h () bool { return contract == ContractHorizontal }
+func (contract Contract) fallback () tomo.Layout {
+	if contract == ContractVertical {
+		return Column { }
+	} else {
+		return Row { }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/layouts/rowcol.go b/layouts/rowcol.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b239a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/rowcol.go
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+package layouts
+
+import "image"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo"
+
+var _ tomo.Layout = ContractVertical
+
+// Row arranges boxes in a row. Boxes that share an index with a true value will
+// expand, and others will contract.
+type Row []bool
+
+// Column arranges boxes in a column. Boxes that share an index with a true
+// value will expand, and others will contract.
+type Column []bool
+
+func (column Column) MinimumSize (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box) image.Point {
+	dot := image.Point { }
+	for _, box := range boxes {
+		minimum := box.MinimumSize()
+		dot.Y += minimum.Y
+		if dot.X < minimum.X {
+			dot.X = minimum.X
+		}
+	}
+	dot.Y += hints.Gap.Y * (len(boxes) - 1)
+	return dot
+}
+
+func (row Row) MinimumSize (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box) image.Point {
+	dot := image.Point { }
+	for _, box := range boxes {
+		minimum := box.MinimumSize()
+		dot.X += minimum.X
+		if dot.Y < minimum.Y {
+			dot.Y = minimum.Y
+		}
+	}
+	dot.X += hints.Gap.X * (len(boxes) - 1)
+	return dot
+}
+
+func (column Column) Arrange (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box) {
+	expands := func (index int) bool {
+		if index < len(boxes) { return false }
+		return column[index]
+	}
+
+	// determine expanding box size
+	expandingSize := 0
+	if !hints.OverflowY {
+		gaps       := len(boxes) - 1
+		freeSpace  := float64(hints.Bounds.Dy() - hints.Gap.Y * gaps)
+		nExpanding := 0; for index, box := range boxes {
+			if expands(index) {
+				nExpanding ++
+			} else {
+				freeSpace -= float64(box.MinimumSize().X)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// determine width
+	width := 0
+	if hints.OverflowX {
+		for _, box := range boxes {
+			minimum := box.MinimumSize()
+			if width < minimum.X { width = minimum.X }
+		}
+	} else {
+		width = hints.Bounds.Dx()
+	}
+
+	// arrange
+	dot := hints.Bounds.Min
+	for index, box := range boxes {
+		if index > 0 { dot.Y += hints.Gap.Y }
+
+		// determine height
+		height := box.MinimumSize().Y
+		if hints.OverflowY {
+			if box, ok := box.(tomo.ContentBox); ok {
+				height = box.RecommendedHeight(width)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if expands(index) {
+				height = expandingSize
+			}
+		}
+
+		// set bounds
+		box.SetBounds(image.Rectangle {
+			Min: dot,
+			Max: dot.Add(image.Pt(width, height)),
+		})
+		dot.Y += height
+	}
+	
+	height := dot.Y - hints.Bounds.Min.Y
+	offset := 0
+	
+	switch hints.AlignY {
+	case tomo.AlignMiddle:
+		offset = (hints.Bounds.Dy() - height) / 2
+	case tomo.AlignEnd:
+		offset = hints.Bounds.Dy() - height
+	}
+	for _, box := range boxes {
+		box.SetBounds(box.Bounds().Add(image.Pt(0, offset)))
+	}
+}
+
+func (row Row) Arrange (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box) {
+	expands := func (index int) bool {
+		if index < len(boxes) { return false }
+		return row[index]
+	}
+
+	// determine expanding box size
+	expandingSize := 0
+	if !hints.OverflowY {
+		gaps       := len(boxes) - 1
+		freeSpace  := float64(hints.Bounds.Dx() - hints.Gap.X * gaps)
+		nExpanding := 0; for index, box := range boxes {
+			if expands(index) {
+				nExpanding ++
+			} else {
+				freeSpace -= float64(box.MinimumSize().Y)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// determine height
+	height := 0
+	if hints.OverflowY {
+		for _, box := range boxes {
+			minimum := box.MinimumSize()
+			if height < minimum.Y { height = minimum.Y }
+		}
+	} else {
+		height = hints.Bounds.Dy()
+	}
+
+	// arrange
+	dot := hints.Bounds.Min
+	for index, box := range boxes {
+		if index > 0 { dot.X += hints.Gap.X }
+
+		// determine width
+		width := box.MinimumSize().X
+		if hints.OverflowY {
+			if box, ok := box.(tomo.ContentBox); ok {
+				width = box.RecommendedHeight(height)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if expands(index) {
+				width = expandingSize
+			}
+		}
+
+		// set bounds
+		box.SetBounds(image.Rectangle {
+			Min: dot,
+			Max: dot.Add(image.Pt(width, height)),
+		})
+		dot.X += width
+	}
+
+	width  := dot.X - hints.Bounds.Min.X
+	offset := 0
+	
+	switch hints.AlignX {
+	case tomo.AlignMiddle:
+		offset = (hints.Bounds.Dx() - width) / 2
+	case tomo.AlignEnd:
+		offset = hints.Bounds.Dx() - width
+	}
+	for _, box := range boxes {
+		box.SetBounds(box.Bounds().Add(image.Pt(offset, 0)))
+	}
+}
+
+func (column Column) RecommendedHeight (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box, width int) int {
+	// TODO
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (row Row) RecommendedHeight (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box, width int) int {
+	// TODO
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (column Column) RecommendedWidth (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box, height int) int {
+	// TODO
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (row Row) RecommendedWidth (hints tomo.LayoutHints, boxes []tomo.Box, height int) int {
+	// TODO
+	return 0
+}