diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 144ef80..f60246b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ http://www.clearsightstudio.com/insights/tutorial-make-youtube-video-app-rubymot
 
 ## Sample Apps
 
-[https://github.com/jamonholmgren/promotion-tutorial](https://github.com/jamonholmgren/promotion-tutorial)
+This is pretty bare-bones, but we'll be building it out as we go along.
+
+[https://github.com/jamonholmgren/promotion-demo](https://github.com/jamonholmgren/promotion-demo)
 
 ## Apps Built With ProMotion
 
@@ -250,6 +252,8 @@ set_nav_bar_right_button "Save", action: :save_something, type: UIBarButtonItemS
 set_nav_bar_left_button "Cancel", action: :return_to_some_other_screen, type: UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
 ```
 
+If you pass an instance of a `UIImage`, the `UIBarButton` will automatically display with that image instead of text. *Don't forget retina and landscape versions of your image!*
+
 ## Opening and closing screens
 
 If the user taps something and you want to open a new screen, it's easy. Just use `open` and pass in the screen class
@@ -290,7 +294,6 @@ class ProfileScreen < ProMotion::Screen
     self.user # => some_user instance
   end
 end
-
 ```
 
 Closing a screen is as easy as can be.
@@ -570,12 +573,14 @@ end
     <td>set_nav_bar_left_button(title, args = {})</td>
     <td>
       Set a left nav bar button.<br />
+      `title` can be a `String` or a `UIImage`.
     </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>set_nav_bar_right_button(title, args = {})</td>
     <td>
       Set a right nav bar button.<br />
+      `title` can be a `String` or a `UIImage`.
       <img src="http://i.imgur.com/whbkc.png" />
     </td>
   </tr>
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 37bb157..34e30b9 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $:.unshift("/Library/RubyMotion/lib")
-require 'motion/project'
+require 'motion/project/template/ios'
 require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
 Bundler.setup
 Bundler.require
diff --git a/lib/ProMotion/screens/_screen_module.rb b/lib/ProMotion/screens/_screen_module.rb
index 9eadea6..716a4d9 100644
--- a/lib/ProMotion/screens/_screen_module.rb
+++ b/lib/ProMotion/screens/_screen_module.rb
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ module ProMotion
       args[:target] ||= self
       args[:action] ||= nil
       
-      if args[:system_icon]
-        button = UIBarButtonItem.alloc.initWithBarButtonSystemItem(args[:system_icon], target: args[:target], action: args[:action])
+      button = UIBarButtonItem.alloc.initWithBarButtonSystemItem(args[:system_icon], target: args[:target], action: args[:action]) if args[:system_icon]
+
+      if args[:title].is_a?(UIImage)
+        button = UIBarButtonItem.alloc.initWithImage(args[:title], style: args[:style], target: args[:target], action: args[:action])
       else
         button = UIBarButtonItem.alloc.initWithTitle(args[:title], style: args[:style], target: args[:target], action: args[:action])
       end
diff --git a/resources/list.png b/resources/list.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..263cffd
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/list.png differ
diff --git a/spec/helpers/home_screen.rb b/spec/helpers/home_screen.rb
index dbde8b4..4ba59f2 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/home_screen.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/home_screen.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ class HomeScreen < ProMotion::Screen
 
   def on_load
     set_nav_bar_right_button "Save", action: :save_something, type: UIBarButtonItemStyleDone
-    set_nav_bar_left_button "Cancel", action: :return_to_some_other_screen, type: UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
+    set_nav_bar_left_button UIImage.imageNamed("list.png"), action: :return_to_some_other_screen, type: UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
   end
 
   def on_return(args={})
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/screen_helpers_spec.rb b/spec/screen_helpers_spec.rb
index 56557f5..ae6c14f 100644
--- a/spec/screen_helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/screen_helpers_spec.rb
@@ -35,25 +35,39 @@ describe "screen helpers" do
       @screen.add_to @subview, sub_subview, { backgroundColor: UIColor.redColor }
       @subview.subviews.last.backgroundColor.should == UIColor.redColor
     end
-    
+
   end
 
   describe "nav bar buttons" do
-    
+
     before do
       @screen = HomeScreen.new(nav_bar: true)
     end
-    
+
     it "should add a left nav bar button" do
       @screen.set_nav_bar_left_button "Save", action: :save_something, type: UIBarButtonItemStyleDone
       @screen.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem.class.should == UIBarButtonItem
     end
-    
+
     it "should add a right nav bar button" do
       @screen.set_nav_bar_right_button "Cancel", action: :return_to_some_other_screen, type: UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
       @screen.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem.class.should == UIBarButtonItem
     end
-    
+
+    it "should add an image right nav bar button" do
+      image = UIImage.imageNamed("list.png")
+      @screen.set_nav_bar_right_button image, action: :return_to_some_other_screen, type: UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
+      @screen.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem.image.class.should == UIImage
+      @screen.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem.image.should == image
+    end
+
+    it "should add an image left nav bar button" do
+      image = UIImage.imageNamed("list.png")
+      @screen.set_nav_bar_left_button image, action: :return_to_some_other_screen, type: UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
+      @screen.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem.image.class.should == UIImage
+      @screen.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem.image.should == image
+    end
+
   end
 
   describe "screen navigation" do