diff --git a/test/test-web.lisp b/test/test-web.lisp
index db7fde6..89164f5 100644
--- a/test/test-web.lisp
+++ b/test/test-web.lisp
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
       (t:show-result))))
 
 (deftest test-dom ()
-  (== (dom:render 
+  (== (dom:rndr 
         (dom:link '(:href "https://example.com"
                     :title "Demo" :class (:demo-link :plain))
-                  (dom:text "Link to example.com")))
+                  "Link to example.com"))
       "<a href=\"https://example.com\" title=\"Demo\" class=\"demo-link plain\">Link to example.com</a>"))
 
 (deftest test-server-config (server)
diff --git a/web/dom.lisp b/web/dom.lisp
index 39ca696..00d14c3 100644
--- a/web/dom.lisp
+++ b/web/dom.lisp
@@ -1,35 +1,86 @@
-;;;; cl-scopes/web/dom - "Data Output Model" = simple and dedicated HTML generator
+;;;; cl-scopes/web/dom - "Data Output Method" = simple and dedicated HTML generator
 
 (defpackage :scopes/web/dom
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:local-nicknames (:util :scopes/util)
                     (:alx :alexandria))
-  (:export #:render #:text
+  (:export #:render #:text #:rndr
            #:dl #:link))
 
 (in-package :scopes/web/dom)
 
-;;;; basic / common stuff
+;;;; using classes...
+
+(defgeneric put (s)
+  (:method ((s string))
+    (put-string s)))
+
+(defclass element ()
+  ((tag :reader tag :initarg :tag)
+   (attrs :reader attrs :initarg :attrs)
+   (content :reader content :initarg :content)))
+
+(defmethod print-object ((el element) stream)
+  (format stream "<~a ~s>~s" (tag el) (attrs el) (content el)))
+
+(defmethod put ((el element))
+  (start (tag el) (attrs el))
+  (dolist (c (content el))
+    (put c))
+  (end (tag el)))
+
+(defun elem (tag attrs content)
+  (make-instance 'element :tag tag :attrs attrs :content content))
+
+;;;; specific tags / elements
+
+(defun link (attrs &rest content)
+  (elem "a" attrs content))
+
+(defun dl (attrs plist)
+  (elem "dl" attrs
+    (loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr 
+          append 
+            (cons (elem "dt" nil (list (string-downcase key))) (dds nil val)))))
+
+(defun dds (attrs body)
+  (if (atom body)
+    (list (dd nil body))
+    (mapcar #'(lambda (x) (dd nil x)) body )))
+
+(defun dd (attrs &rest body)
+  (elem "dd" attrs body))
+
+;;;; rendering
 
 (defvar *output* (make-string-output-stream))
 
+(defun rndr (&rest elems)
+  (let ((*output* (make-string-output-stream)))
+    (dolist (el elems)
+      (put el))
+    (get-output-stream-string *output*)))
+
 (defmacro render (&body body)
   `(let ((*output* (make-string-output-stream)))
      ,@body
      (get-output-stream-string *output*)))
 
-(defmacro put-string (s)
-  `(write-string ,s *output*))
-
-(defmacro put-char (c)
-  `(write-char ,c *output*))
-
 (defmacro element (tag attrs &body body)
   `(progn
      (start ,tag ,attrs)
      ,@body
      (end ,tag)))
 
+(defmacro text (s)
+  `(put-string (string ,s)))
+
+(defun put-string (s)
+  (write-string s *output*))
+
+(defun put-char (c)
+  (write-char c *output*))
+
 (defun put-attrs (plist)
   (loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr do
      (put-char #\Space)
@@ -56,25 +107,22 @@
   (put-string tag)
   (put-char #\>))
 
-(defun text (s)
-  (put-string (string s)))
-
 (defun newline ()
   (put-char #\Newline))
 
 ;;;; tag-specific renderers
 
-(defun dl (attrs plist)
+(defmacro xlink (attrs &rest body)
+  `(element "a" ,attrs ,@body))
+
+(defun xdl (attrs plist)
   (element "dl" attrs
     (loop for (key val . r) on plist by #'cddr do
       (element "dt" nil (put-string (string-downcase key)))
       (dd nil val))))
 
-(defun dd (attrs v)
+(defun xdd (attrs v)
   (if (atom v)
     (setf v (list v)))
   (dolist (el v)
     (element "dd" attrs (text el))))
-
-(defmacro link (attrs &body body)
-  `(element "a" ,attrs ,@body))
diff --git a/web/response.lisp b/web/response.lisp
index 1dafdde..a50b360 100644
--- a/web/response.lisp
+++ b/web/response.lisp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   ((ctype :initform "text/html")))
 
 (defmethod render-content ((resp html-response) msg)
-  (dom:render (dom:dl nil (message:data msg))))
+  (dom:rndr (dom:dl nil (message:data msg))))
 
 ;;;; common definitions