diff --git a/examples/cluster.c b/examples/cluster.c
index 38e5f3b..1fcbbef 100644
--- a/examples/cluster.c
+++ b/examples/cluster.c
@@ -10,6 +10,34 @@
 #include <hexagram/window.h>
 #include <hexagram/cluster.h>
 
+static void handle_xevents(hexagram_window *window,
+                           hexagram_cluster *cluster,
+                           Display *display,
+                           cairo_t *fg) {
+    while (XPending(display)) {
+        XEvent e;
+
+        XNextEvent(display, &e);
+
+        switch (e.type) {
+            case MapNotify:
+            case Expose:
+                hexagram_window_refresh_bg(window);
+                hexagram_cluster_draw_fg(cluster, fg);
+                hexagram_window_swap_buffer(window);
+
+                break;
+
+            case ButtonPress:
+            case KeyPress:
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static void cluster_update(hexagram_cluster *cluster,
                            cairo_t *cr,
                            hexagram_window *window,
@@ -140,31 +168,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     FD_SET(fd2, &rfds);
 
     while (1) {
-        int pending,
-            nfds = fd2 + 1;
+        int nfds = fd2 + 1;
 
-        while ((pending = XPending(display)) != 0) {
-            XEvent e;
-
-            XNextEvent(display, &e);
-
-            switch (e.type) {
-                case MapNotify:
-                case Expose:
-                    hexagram_window_refresh_bg(window);
-                    hexagram_cluster_draw_fg(cluster, fg);
-                    hexagram_window_swap_buffer(window);
-
-                    break;
-
-                case ButtonPress:
-                case KeyPress:
-                    break;
-
-                default:
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
+        handle_xevents(window, cluster, display, fg);
 
         memcpy(&rready, &rfds, sizeof(rfds));
 
diff --git a/examples/svg.c b/examples/svg.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..887ad46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/svg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include <cairo-svg.h>
+
+#include <hexagram/cluster.h>
+
+static int usage(int argc, char **argv, const char *message, ...) {
+    if (message) {
+        va_list args;
+
+        va_start(args, message);
+        vfprintf(stderr, message, args);
+         fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+        va_end(args);
+    }
+
+    fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s output.svg\n", argv[0]);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    hexagram_cluster *cluster;
+
+    int width  = 1024,
+        height =  480;
+
+    cairo_surface_t *surface;
+
+    cairo_t *bg;
+
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        return usage(argc, argv, "No output SVG file specified");
+    }
+
+    if ((cluster = hexagram_cluster_new(width, height)) == NULL) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    surface = cairo_svg_surface_create(argv[1], width, height);
+
+    /*
+     * Set up the rendering surfaces
+     */
+    bg = cairo_create(surface);
+
+    /*
+     * Draw the background layer
+     */
+    hexagram_cluster_draw_bg(cluster, bg);
+
+    cairo_destroy(bg);
+
+    cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
+
+    return 0;
+}