diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp
index f7656e66..52476ebd 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 #include "Graphics/RenderGraph/SHRenderGraphNodeCompute.h"
 #include "../Meshes/SHPrimitiveGenerator.h"
 #include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHFreetypeInstance.h"
+#include "Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.h"
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     static constexpr AssetID FS_DEBUG     = 36671027; debugFragShader         = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(FS_DEBUG);
     static constexpr AssetID CS_COMPOSITE = 45072428; deferredCompositeShader = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(CS_COMPOSITE);
     static constexpr AssetID SSAO         = 38430899; ssaoShader              = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(SSAO);
+    static constexpr AssetID SSAO_BLUR    = 39760835; ssaoBlurShader          = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(SSAO_BLUR);
     static constexpr AssetID TEXT_VS      = 39816727; textVS                  = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(TEXT_VS);
     static constexpr AssetID TEXT_FS      = 38024754; textFS                  = SHResourceManager::LoadOrGet<SHVkShaderModule>(TEXT_FS);
   }
@@ -170,17 +172,18 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* SCENE RENDER GRAPH RESOURCES                                          */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     // Initialize world render graph
-    worldRenderGraph->Init(device, swapchain);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Position",            { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Normals",             { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
+    worldRenderGraph->Init(device, swapchain, &resourceManager);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Position",            { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Normals",             { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
     //worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Tangents",            { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Albedo",              { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Depth Buffer",        { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eD32SfloatS8Uint);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Entity ID",           { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);  
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Light Layer Indices", { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Scene",               { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("SSAO", { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
-    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("SSAO Blur", { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Albedo",              { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Depth Buffer",        { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eD32SfloatS8Uint);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Entity ID",           { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);  
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Light Layer Indices", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR32Uint, 1, vk::ImageUsageFlagBits::eTransferSrc);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("Scene",               { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("SSAO", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
+    worldRenderGraph->AddResource("SSAO Blur", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::INPUT, SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::STORAGE }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second, vk::Format::eR8Unorm);
+
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* MAIN NODE                                                             */
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Normals");
     //gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Tangents");
     gBufferSubpass->AddColorOutput("Albedo");
-    gBufferSubpass->AddDepthOutput("Depth Buffer", SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL);
+    gBufferSubpass->AddDepthOutput("Depth Buffer", SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::DEPTH_STENCIL);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* SSAO PASS AND DATA INIT                                               */
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     gBufferNode->AddNodeCompute(deferredCompositeShader, { "Position", "Normals", "Albedo", "Light Layer Indices", "SSAO Blur", "Scene" });
 
-    // Dummy Node
+    // Dummy Node to transition scene render graph resource
     auto dummyNode = worldRenderGraph->AddNode("Dummy Pass", { "Scene" }, { "Debug Draw" }); // no predecessors
     auto dummySubpass = dummyNode->AddSubpass("Dummy Subpass");
     dummySubpass->AddInput("Scene");
@@ -316,6 +319,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     lightingSubSystem = resourceManager.Create<SHLightingSubSystem>();
     lightingSubSystem->Init(device, descPool);
 
+    textRenderingSubSystem = resourceManager.Create<SHTextRenderingSubSystem>();
+
+    // initialize the text renderer
+    auto uiNode = worldRenderGraph->GetNode("Screen Space Pass");
+    //textRenderingSubSystem->Init(device, uiNode->GetRenderpass(), uiNode->GetSubpass("UI"), descPool, textVS, textFS);
+
     SHFreetypeInstance::Init();
   }
 
@@ -357,8 +366,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < renderContextCmdPools.size(); ++i)
       renderContextCmdPools[i] = renderContext.GetFrameData(i).cmdPoolHdls[0];
 
-    editorRenderGraph->Init(device, swapchain);
-    editorRenderGraph->AddResource("Present", { SH_ATT_DESC_TYPE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
+    editorRenderGraph->Init(device, swapchain, &resourceManager);
+    editorRenderGraph->AddResource("Present", { SH_RENDER_GRAPH_RESOURCE_FLAGS::COLOR_PRESENT }, windowDims.first, windowDims.second);
 
 
     auto imguiNode = editorRenderGraph->AddNode("ImGui Node", { "Present"}, {});
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.h
index a550ea22..54abd5ef 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.h
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/Interface/SHGraphicsSystem.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace SHADE
   class SHMaterial;
   class SHMaterialInstance;
   class SHMousePickSystem;
+  class SHTextRenderingSubSystem;
 
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Type Definitions                                                                */
@@ -400,6 +401,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     // Temp renderers
     Handle<SHRenderer>                                        worldRenderer;
 
+    Handle<SHRenderer>                                        screenRenderer;
+
     // Temp Cameras
     Handle<SHCamera>                                          worldCamera;
     Handle<SHCamera>                                          screenCamera;
@@ -434,6 +437,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     Handle<SHMousePickSystem>                                 mousePickSystem;
     Handle<SHPostOffscreenRenderSystem>                       postOffscreenRender;
     Handle<SHLightingSubSystem>                               lightingSubSystem;
+    Handle<SHTextRenderingSubSystem>                          textRenderingSubSystem;
     Handle<SHSSAO>                                            ssaoStorage;
 
     uint32_t                                                  resizeWidth = 1;