diff --git a/Demo/DB5Demo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Demo/DB5Demo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index dac0ee5..8f1d0de 100644
--- a/Demo/DB5Demo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Demo/DB5Demo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		6AABDD3617802886003DFA59 /* DB5-alt.json in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6AABDD3517802886003DFA59 /* DB5-alt.json */; };
 		840375F5177BD9A600188A0B /* VSTheme.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 840375F2177BD9A600188A0B /* VSTheme.m */; };
 		840375F6177BD9A600188A0B /* VSThemeLoader.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 840375F4177BD9A600188A0B /* VSThemeLoader.m */; };
 		840375F8177BDA9E00188A0B /* DB5.plist in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 840375F7177BDA9E00188A0B /* DB5.plist */; };
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
+		6AABDD3517802886003DFA59 /* DB5-alt.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = "DB5-alt.json"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		840375F1177BD9A600188A0B /* VSTheme.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VSTheme.h; path = ../../Source/VSTheme.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		840375F2177BD9A600188A0B /* VSTheme.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = VSTheme.m; path = ../../Source/VSTheme.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		840375F3177BD9A600188A0B /* VSThemeLoader.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VSThemeLoader.h; path = ../../Source/VSThemeLoader.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@
 				840375F1177BD9A600188A0B /* VSTheme.h */,
 				840375F2177BD9A600188A0B /* VSTheme.m */,
 				840375F7177BDA9E00188A0B /* DB5.plist */,
+				6AABDD3517802886003DFA59 /* DB5-alt.json */,
 				844CCE17177B6B5900B8BDF0 /* Supporting Files */,
 			);
 			path = DB5Demo;
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				844CCE1B177B6B5900B8BDF0 /* InfoPlist.strings in Resources */,
+				6AABDD3617802886003DFA59 /* DB5-alt.json in Resources */,
 				844CCE23177B6B5900B8BDF0 /* Default.png in Resources */,
 				844CCE25177B6B5900B8BDF0 /* Default@2x.png in Resources */,
 				844CCE27177B6B5900B8BDF0 /* Default-568h@2x.png in Resources */,
diff --git a/Demo/DB5Demo/DB5-alt.json b/Demo/DB5Demo/DB5-alt.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba53309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Demo/DB5Demo/DB5-alt.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "Default": {
+    "labelX": 44,
+    "labelY": 300,
+    "labelAnimationCurve": "easeout",
+    "labelFontSize": 18,
+    "labelFont": "Avenir-Medium",
+    "labelTextColor": "333333",
+    "labelAnimationDuration": 0.25,
+    "backgroundColor": "708090",
+    "labelAnimationDelay": 2
+  },
+  "Example Theme": {
+    "test": "foo"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c33f488..bf7dcaa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ There is nothing magical about the code or the system: it’s some simple code p
 
 ### How it works
 
-See the demo app. You include two classes — VSThemeLoader and VSTheme — and DB5.plist. The plist is where you set values.
+See the demo app. You include two classes — VSThemeLoader and VSTheme — and DB5.plist. The plist is where you set values. You can use a JSON file too, if you prefer.
 
 At startup you load the file via VSThemeLoader, then access values via methods in VSTheme.
 
diff --git a/Source/VSThemeLoader.m b/Source/VSThemeLoader.m
index bbbe4c6..461137b 100644
--- a/Source/VSThemeLoader.m
+++ b/Source/VSThemeLoader.m
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #import "VSThemeLoader.h"
 #import "VSTheme.h"
 
-
 @interface VSThemeLoader ()
 
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) VSTheme *defaultTheme;
@@ -26,8 +25,18 @@ - (id)init {
 	if (self == nil)
 		return nil;
 	
-	NSString *themesFilePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"DB5" ofType:@"plist"];
-	NSDictionary *themesDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:themesFilePath];
+	NSString *filename = @"DB5";
+	NSDictionary *themesDictionary;
+	NSString *themesFilePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:filename ofType:@"plist"];
+	if (themesFilePath != nil) {
+		themesDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:themesFilePath];
+	} else {
+		themesFilePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:filename ofType:@"json"];
+		NSInputStream *stream = [NSInputStream inputStreamWithFileAtPath:themesFilePath];
+		[stream open];
+		themesDictionary = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithStream:stream options:0 error:nil];
+		[stream close];
+	}
 	
 	NSMutableArray *themes = [NSMutableArray array];
 	for (NSString *oneKey in themesDictionary) {