diff --git a/include/glcxx/Buffer.hpp b/include/glcxx/Buffer.hpp
index 04e607e..9f5805f 100644
--- a/include/glcxx/Buffer.hpp
+++ b/include/glcxx/Buffer.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "glcxx/gl.hpp"
 #include <memory>
+#include <initializer_list>
 
 namespace glcxx
 {
@@ -15,6 +16,18 @@ namespace glcxx
 
             void set_buffer_data(GLenum target, GLenum usage, const void * ptr, size_t size);
 
+            void set_buffer_data(GLenum target, GLenum usage, std::initializer_list<GLfloat> data)
+            {
+                set_buffer_data(target, usage, &*data.begin(),
+                                (uintptr_t)&*data.end() - (uintptr_t)&*data.begin());
+            }
+
+            void set_buffer_data_d(GLenum target, GLenum usage, std::initializer_list<GLdouble> data)
+            {
+                set_buffer_data(target, usage, &*data.begin(),
+                                (uintptr_t)&*data.end() - (uintptr_t)&*data.begin());
+            }
+
             GLuint id() const { return m_id; }
 
             void bind() const { glBindBuffer(m_target, m_id); }
@@ -26,6 +39,22 @@ namespace glcxx
                 return buffer;
             }
 
+            static std::shared_ptr<Buffer> create(GLenum target, GLenum usage,
+                                                  std::initializer_list<GLfloat> data)
+            {
+                std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer = std::make_shared<Buffer>();
+                buffer->set_buffer_data(target, usage, data);
+                return buffer;
+            }
+
+            static std::shared_ptr<Buffer> create_d(GLenum target, GLenum usage,
+                                                    std::initializer_list<GLdouble> data)
+            {
+                std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer = std::make_shared<Buffer>();
+                buffer->set_buffer_data_d(target, usage, data);
+                return buffer;
+            }
+
         protected:
             GLuint m_id;
 
diff --git a/test/test.cpp b/test/test.cpp
index e36fc6f..0223447 100644
--- a/test/test.cpp
+++ b/test/test.cpp
@@ -35,26 +35,20 @@ bool init(void)
           "position", 0,
           "color", 1);
 
-        GLfloat coords[] = {
-            -0.5, -0.5,
-            0.5, -0.5,
-            0.5, 0.5,
-            -0.5, 0.5,
-        };
-        buffer = glcxx::Buffer::create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_STATIC_DRAW, &coords, sizeof(coords));
+        buffer = glcxx::Buffer::create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_STATIC_DRAW,
+                                       {-0.5, -0.5,
+                                        0.5, -0.5,
+                                        0.5, 0.5,
+                                        -0.5, 0.5});
 
-        GLfloat coords2[] = {
-            0.2, 0.2,
-            0.9, 0.2,
-            0.9, 0.9,
-        };
-        buffer2 = glcxx::Buffer::create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_STATIC_DRAW, &coords2, sizeof(coords2));
-        GLfloat colors[] = {
-            1.0, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0,
-            0.1, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0,
-            0.1, 0.1, 1.0, 1.0,
-        };
-        buffer3 = glcxx::Buffer::create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_STATIC_DRAW, &colors, sizeof(colors));
+        buffer2 = glcxx::Buffer::create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_STATIC_DRAW,
+                                        {0.2, 0.2,
+                                         0.9, 0.2,
+                                         0.9, 0.9});
+        buffer3 = glcxx::Buffer::create(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, GL_STATIC_DRAW,
+                                        {1.0, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0,
+                                         0.1, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0,
+                                         0.1, 0.1, 1.0, 1.0});
 
         array1->bind();
         glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);