diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3991c1d..6b7d4af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ Makefile*
 /doc
 
 # clang-format
-/.clang-format
+.clang-format
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da2ea9b..1719f6e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 # meta data
 set(META_PROJECT_NAME qtforkawesome)
-set(META_PROJECT_VARNAME QT_FORK_AWESOME)
-set(META_APP_NAME "Qt ForkAwesome")
 set(META_APP_AUTHOR "Martchus")
 set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
-set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION "Library that bundles ForkAwesome for use within Qt applications")
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(META_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(META_VERSION_PATCH 1)
@@ -16,72 +13,7 @@ set(META_PUBLIC_QT_MODULES Core Gui)
 set(META_ADD_DEFAULT_CPP_UNIT_TEST_APPLICATION OFF)
 
 project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
-
-# add project files
-set(HEADER_FILES renderer.h icon.h iconfwd.h utils.h)
-set(SRC_FILES renderer.cpp utils.cpp)
-set(QT_TESTS renderer)
-set(DOC_FILES README.md)
-
-# find/download ForkAwesome's font file and icon definitions
-set(FORK_AWESOME_VERSION
-    "1.2.0"
-    CACHE STRING "specifies the version of ForkAwesome")
-set(FORK_AWESOME_REPO_URL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ForkAwesome/Fork-Awesome/${FORK_AWESOME_VERSION}")
-set(FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE
-    "${FORK_AWESOME_REPO_URL}/fonts/forkawesome-webfont.woff2"
-    CACHE STRING "specifies the location of ForkAwesome's font file")
-set(FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS
-    "${FORK_AWESOME_REPO_URL}/src/icons/icons.yml"
-    CACHE STRING "specifies the location of ForkAwesome's icon definitions file")
-set(DOWNLOAD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/download")
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}")
-function (checkout_file VARIABLE)
-    if ("${${VARIABLE}}" MATCHES "http(s)?:.+")
-        get_filename_component(FILE_NAME "${${VARIABLE}}" NAME)
-        if (NOT EXISTS "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}")
-            message(STATUS "Downloading ${${VARIABLE}}")
-            file(DOWNLOAD "${${VARIABLE}}" "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}" SHOW_PROGRESS)
-        endif ()
-        set("${VARIABLE}"
-            "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-    elseif (NOT EXISTS "${${VARIABLE}}")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "${VARIABLE} is set to \"${${VARIABLE}}\" which does not exist.")
-    endif ()
-endfunction ()
-checkout_file(FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE)
-checkout_file(FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS)
-
-# configure font file
-get_filename_component(META_FONT_FILE_NAME "${FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE}" NAME)
-set(META_CUSTOM_CONFIG
-    "#define META_FONT_FILE_NAME \"${META_FONT_FILE_NAME}\"\n#define META_FORK_AWESOME_VERSION \"${FORK_AWESOME_VERSION}\"\n"
-)
-set(RES_FILE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/font.qrc")
-set(RES_FILE_DATA "<RCC><qresource prefix=\"/\"><file>${META_FONT_FILE_NAME}</file></qresource></RCC>")
-if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.14")
-    file(CREATE_LINK "${FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_FONT_FILE_NAME}")
-else ()
-    file(COPY "${FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE}" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
-endif ()
-file(WRITE "${RES_FILE_PATH}" "${RES_FILE_DATA}")
-list(APPEND RES_FILES "${RES_FILE_PATH}")
-
-# create rule for generating header file
-find_program(PERL perl)
-set(GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/headers")
-set(ICONS_HEADER_FILE "${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}/private/icons.h")
-set(ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE "${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}/private/idmapping.h")
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}/private")
-list(APPEND SRC_FILES "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}" "${ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE}")
-set(META_TIDY_EXCLUDE_REGEX ".*/headers/private.*")
-add_custom_command(
-    OUTPUT "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}" "${ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE}"
-    COMMAND "${PERL}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/yaml2enum.pl" "${FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS}"
-            "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}" "${ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE}"
-    DEPENDS "${FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS}"
-    COMMENT "Icon header")
+enable_testing()
 
 # find c++utilities and qtutilities
 set(CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX
@@ -92,33 +24,5 @@ set(CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES
     CACHE STRING "sets the suffix for qtutilities")
 find_package(c++utilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX} 5.5.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.3.0 REQUIRED)
-use_cpp_utilities(ONLY_HEADERS VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
-use_qt_utilities(ONLY_HEADERS VISIBILITY PRIVATE)
 
-# use Qt Gui module
-list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES Gui)
-
-# include modules to apply configuration
-include(BasicConfig)
-include(QtConfig)
-include(WindowsResources)
-include(LibraryTarget)
-include(Doxygen)
-include(ConfigHeader)
-
-# configure test target
-include(TestUtilities)
-set(QT_TEST_LIBRARIES ${CPP_UTILITIES_LIB} ${META_TARGET_NAME})
-use_qt_module(LIBRARIES_VARIABLE "QT_TEST_LIBRARIES" PREFIX "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}" MODULE "Test")
-foreach (TEST ${QT_TESTS})
-    configure_test_target(TEST_NAME "${TEST}_tests" SRC_FILES "tests/${TEST}.cpp" LIBRARIES "${QT_TEST_LIBRARIES}")
-endforeach ()
-
-# ensure generated header can be found during build
-target_include_directories(${META_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}>)
-
-# install generated header
-install(
-    FILES "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}"
-    DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_SUBDIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/private"
-    COMPONENT header)
+add_subdirectory(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/qtforkawesome/CMakeLists.txt b/qtforkawesome/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc5df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qtforkawesome/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# additional meta data
+set(META_PROJECT_VARNAME QT_FORK_AWESOME)
+set(META_APP_NAME "Qt ForkAwesome")
+set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION "Library that bundles ForkAwesome for use within Qt applications")
+
+# add project files
+set(HEADER_FILES renderer.h icon.h iconfwd.h utils.h)
+set(SRC_FILES renderer.cpp utils.cpp)
+set(QT_TESTS renderer)
+set(DOC_FILES ../README.md)
+
+# find/download ForkAwesome's font file and icon definitions
+set(FORK_AWESOME_VERSION
+    "1.2.0"
+    CACHE STRING "specifies the version of ForkAwesome")
+set(FORK_AWESOME_REPO_URL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ForkAwesome/Fork-Awesome/${FORK_AWESOME_VERSION}")
+set(FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE
+    "${FORK_AWESOME_REPO_URL}/fonts/forkawesome-webfont.woff2"
+    CACHE STRING "specifies the location of ForkAwesome's font file")
+set(FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS
+    "${FORK_AWESOME_REPO_URL}/src/icons/icons.yml"
+    CACHE STRING "specifies the location of ForkAwesome's icon definitions file")
+set(DOWNLOAD_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/download")
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}")
+function (checkout_file VARIABLE)
+    if ("${${VARIABLE}}" MATCHES "http(s)?:.+")
+        get_filename_component(FILE_NAME "${${VARIABLE}}" NAME)
+        if (NOT EXISTS "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}")
+            message(STATUS "Downloading ${${VARIABLE}}")
+            file(DOWNLOAD "${${VARIABLE}}" "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}" SHOW_PROGRESS)
+        endif ()
+        set("${VARIABLE}"
+            "${DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}"
+            PARENT_SCOPE)
+    elseif (NOT EXISTS "${${VARIABLE}}")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "${VARIABLE} is set to \"${${VARIABLE}}\" which does not exist.")
+    endif ()
+endfunction ()
+checkout_file(FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE)
+checkout_file(FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS)
+
+# configure font file
+get_filename_component(META_FONT_FILE_NAME "${FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE}" NAME)
+set(META_CUSTOM_CONFIG
+    "#define META_FONT_FILE_NAME \"${META_FONT_FILE_NAME}\"\n#define META_FORK_AWESOME_VERSION \"${FORK_AWESOME_VERSION}\"\n"
+)
+set(RES_FILE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/font.qrc")
+set(RES_FILE_DATA "<RCC><qresource prefix=\"/\"><file>${META_FONT_FILE_NAME}</file></qresource></RCC>")
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.14")
+    file(CREATE_LINK "${FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${META_FONT_FILE_NAME}")
+else ()
+    file(COPY "${FORK_AWESOME_FONT_FILE}" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+endif ()
+file(WRITE "${RES_FILE_PATH}" "${RES_FILE_DATA}")
+list(APPEND RES_FILES "${RES_FILE_PATH}")
+
+# create rule for generating header file
+find_program(PERL perl)
+set(GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/headers")
+set(ICONS_HEADER_FILE "${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}/private/icons.h")
+set(ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE "${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}/private/idmapping.h")
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}/private")
+list(APPEND SRC_FILES "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}" "${ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE}")
+set(META_TIDY_EXCLUDE_REGEX ".*/headers/private.*")
+add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}" "${ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE}"
+    COMMAND "${PERL}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/yaml2enum.pl" "${FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS}"
+            "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}" "${ID_MAPPING_HEADER_FILE}"
+    DEPENDS "${FORK_AWESOME_ICON_DEFINITIONS}"
+    COMMENT "Icon header")
+
+# use headers and CMake modules from c++utilities and qtutilities
+use_cpp_utilities(ONLY_HEADERS VISIBILITY PUBLIC)
+use_qt_utilities(ONLY_HEADERS VISIBILITY PRIVATE)
+
+# use Qt Gui module
+list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES Gui)
+
+# include modules to apply configuration
+include(BasicConfig)
+include(QtConfig)
+include(WindowsResources)
+include(LibraryTarget)
+include(Doxygen)
+include(ConfigHeader)
+
+# configure test target
+include(TestUtilities)
+set(QT_TEST_LIBRARIES ${CPP_UTILITIES_LIB} ${META_TARGET_NAME})
+use_qt_module(LIBRARIES_VARIABLE "QT_TEST_LIBRARIES" PREFIX "${QT_PACKAGE_PREFIX}" MODULE "Test")
+foreach (TEST ${QT_TESTS})
+    configure_test_target(TEST_NAME "${TEST}_tests" SRC_FILES "tests/${TEST}.cpp" LIBRARIES "${QT_TEST_LIBRARIES}")
+endforeach ()
+
+# ensure generated header can be found during build
+target_include_directories(${META_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${GENERATED_HEADERS_PATH}>)
+
+# install generated header
+install(
+    FILES "${ICONS_HEADER_FILE}"
+    DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_SUBDIR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/private"
+    COMPONENT header)
diff --git a/global.h b/qtforkawesome/global.h
similarity index 100%
rename from global.h
rename to qtforkawesome/global.h
diff --git a/icon.h b/qtforkawesome/icon.h
similarity index 100%
rename from icon.h
rename to qtforkawesome/icon.h
diff --git a/iconfwd.h b/qtforkawesome/iconfwd.h
similarity index 100%
rename from iconfwd.h
rename to qtforkawesome/iconfwd.h
diff --git a/renderer.cpp b/qtforkawesome/renderer.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from renderer.cpp
rename to qtforkawesome/renderer.cpp
diff --git a/renderer.h b/qtforkawesome/renderer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from renderer.h
rename to qtforkawesome/renderer.h
diff --git a/scripts/yaml2enum.pl b/qtforkawesome/scripts/yaml2enum.pl
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/yaml2enum.pl
rename to qtforkawesome/scripts/yaml2enum.pl
diff --git a/tests/renderer.cpp b/qtforkawesome/tests/renderer.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/renderer.cpp
rename to qtforkawesome/tests/renderer.cpp
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/qtforkawesome/utils.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from utils.cpp
rename to qtforkawesome/utils.cpp
diff --git a/utils.h b/qtforkawesome/utils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from utils.h
rename to qtforkawesome/utils.h