diff --git a/backends/conrod_gfx/src/lib.rs b/backends/conrod_gfx/src/lib.rs
index 8d5ea917a..ba5e8944e 100644
--- a/backends/conrod_gfx/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backends/conrod_gfx/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use gfx::{
 
 use conrod_core::{
     color, image, render,
-    text::{rt, GlyphCache},
+    text::{self, rt, GlyphCache},
     Rect, Scalar,
 };
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ pub struct Renderer<'a, R: Resources> {
     data: pipe::Data<R>,
     commands: Vec<PreparedCommand>,
     vertices: Vec<Vertex>,
+    positioned_glyphs: Vec<text::PositionedGlyph>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, R: Resources> Renderer<'a, R> {
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ impl<'a, R: Resources> Renderer<'a, R> {
 
             (cache, texture, texture_view)
         };
+
         Ok(Renderer {
             pipeline,
             glyph_cache,
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ impl<'a, R: Resources> Renderer<'a, R> {
             data,
             commands: vec![],
             vertices: vec![],
+            positioned_glyphs: vec![],
         })
     }
 
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ impl<'a, R: Resources> Renderer<'a, R> {
         let Renderer {
             ref mut commands,
             ref mut vertices,
+            ref mut positioned_glyphs,
             ref mut glyph_cache,
             ref mut cache_tex,
             ..
@@ -432,10 +436,11 @@ impl<'a, R: Resources> Renderer<'a, R> {
                 } => {
                     switch_to_plain_state!();
 
-                    let positioned_glyphs = text.positioned_glyphs(dpi_factor as f32);
+                    positioned_glyphs.clear();
+                    positioned_glyphs.extend(text.positioned_glyphs(dpi_factor as f32));
 
                     // Queue the glyphs to be cached
-                    for glyph in positioned_glyphs {
+                    for glyph in positioned_glyphs.iter() {
                         glyph_cache.queue_glyph(font_id.index(), glyph.clone());
                     }
 
@@ -469,8 +474,8 @@ impl<'a, R: Resources> Renderer<'a, R> {
                             )) * 2.0,
                     };
 
-                    for g in positioned_glyphs {
-                        if let Ok(Some((uv_rect, screen_rect))) = glyph_cache.rect_for(cache_id, g)
+                    for g in positioned_glyphs.drain(..) {
+                        if let Ok(Some((uv_rect, screen_rect))) = glyph_cache.rect_for(cache_id, &g)
                         {
                             let gl_rect = to_gl_rect(screen_rect);
                             let v = |p, t| Vertex {
diff --git a/backends/conrod_glium/src/lib.rs b/backends/conrod_glium/src/lib.rs
index 4560e0709..fee4ee462 100644
--- a/backends/conrod_glium/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backends/conrod_glium/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub struct Renderer {
     glyph_cache: GlyphCache,
     commands: Vec<PreparedCommand>,
     vertices: Vec<Vertex>,
+    positioned_glyphs: Vec<text::PositionedGlyph>,
 }
 
 /// An iterator yielding `Command`s, produced by the `Renderer::commands` method.
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ impl Renderer {
             glyph_cache: gc,
             commands: Vec::new(),
             vertices: Vec::new(),
+            positioned_glyphs: Vec::new(),
         })
     }
 
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ impl Renderer {
             ref mut commands,
             ref mut vertices,
             ref mut glyph_cache,
+            ref mut positioned_glyphs,
             ..
         } = *self;
 
@@ -694,7 +697,8 @@ impl Renderer {
                 } => {
                     switch_to_plain_state!();
 
-                    let positioned_glyphs = text.positioned_glyphs(dpi_factor as f32);
+                    positioned_glyphs.clear();
+                    positioned_glyphs.extend(text.positioned_glyphs(dpi_factor as f32));
 
                     let GlyphCache {
                         ref mut cache,
@@ -765,8 +769,8 @@ impl Renderer {
                             )) * 2.0,
                     };
 
-                    for g in positioned_glyphs {
-                        if let Ok(Some((uv_rect, screen_rect))) = cache.rect_for(cache_id, g) {
+                    for g in positioned_glyphs.drain(..) {
+                        if let Ok(Some((uv_rect, screen_rect))) = cache.rect_for(cache_id, &g) {
                             let gl_rect = to_gl_rect(screen_rect);
                             let v = |p, t| Vertex {
                                 position: p,
diff --git a/backends/conrod_piston/src/draw.rs b/backends/conrod_piston/src/draw.rs
index 4a061cb74..c54d73725 100644
--- a/backends/conrod_piston/src/draw.rs
+++ b/backends/conrod_piston/src/draw.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn primitive<'a, Img, G, T, C, F>(
                 .viewport
                 .map(|v| v.draw_size[0] as f32 / v.window_size[0] as f32)
                 .unwrap_or(1.0);
-            let positioned_glyphs = text.positioned_glyphs(dpi_factor);
+            let positioned_glyphs: Vec<_> = text.positioned_glyphs(dpi_factor).collect();
             // Re-orient the context to top-left origin with *y* facing downwards, as the
             // `positioned_glyphs` yield pixel positioning.
             let context = context
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub fn primitive<'a, Img, G, T, C, F>(
 
             let rectangles = positioned_glyphs
                 .into_iter()
-                .filter_map(|g| glyph_cache.rect_for(cache_id, g).ok().unwrap_or(None))
+                .filter_map(|g| glyph_cache.rect_for(cache_id, &g).ok().unwrap_or(None))
                 .map(|(uv_rect, screen_rect)| {
                     let rectangle = {
                         let div_dpi_factor = |s| (s as f32 / dpi_factor as f32) as f64;
diff --git a/backends/conrod_wgpu/examples/all_winit_wgpu.rs b/backends/conrod_wgpu/examples/all_winit_wgpu.rs
index b4e807cbb..4381a7d7d 100644
--- a/backends/conrod_wgpu/examples/all_winit_wgpu.rs
+++ b/backends/conrod_wgpu/examples/all_winit_wgpu.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn main() {
     let logo_path = assets.join("images/rust.png");
     let rgba_logo_image = image::open(logo_path)
         .expect("Couldn't load logo")
-        .to_rgba();
+        .to_rgba8();
 
     // Create the GPU texture and upload the image data.
     let (logo_w, logo_h) = rgba_logo_image.dimensions();