diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 1215e16..512f81b 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 	_ "golang.org/x/mobile/internal/mobileinit"
 )
@@ -24,12 +28,12 @@ func Main(f func(App)) {
 type App interface {
 	// Events returns the events channel. It carries events from the system to
 	// the app. The type of such events include:
-	//  - event.Config
-	//  - event.Draw
-	//  - event.Lifecycle
-	//  - event.Touch
-	// from the golang.org/x/mobile/events package. Other packages may define
-	// other event types that are carried on this channel.
+	//  - config.Event
+	//  - lifecycle.Event
+	//  - paint.Event
+	//  - touch.Event
+	// from the golang.org/x/mobile/event/etc packages. Other packages may
+	// define other event types that are carried on this channel.
 	Events() <-chan interface{}
 
 	// Send sends an event on the events channel. It does not block.
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ type App interface {
 }
 
 var (
-	lifecycleStage = event.LifecycleStageDead
+	lifecycleStage = lifecycle.StageDead
 	pixelsPerPt    = float32(1)
 
 	eventsOut = make(chan interface{})
@@ -48,11 +52,11 @@ var (
 	endDraw   = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 )
 
-func sendLifecycle(to event.LifecycleStage) {
+func sendLifecycle(to lifecycle.Stage) {
 	if lifecycleStage == to {
 		return
 	}
-	eventsIn <- event.Lifecycle{
+	eventsIn <- lifecycle.Event{
 		From: lifecycleStage,
 		To:   to,
 	}
@@ -157,31 +161,31 @@ func pump(dst chan interface{}) (src chan interface{}) {
 // Deprecated: call Main directly instead.
 func Run(cb Callbacks) {
 	Main(func(a App) {
-		var c event.Config
+		var c config.Event
 		for e := range a.Events() {
 			switch e := event.Filter(e).(type) {
-			case event.Lifecycle:
-				switch e.Crosses(event.LifecycleStageVisible) {
-				case event.ChangeOn:
+			case lifecycle.Event:
+				switch e.Crosses(lifecycle.StageVisible) {
+				case lifecycle.CrossOn:
 					if cb.Start != nil {
 						cb.Start()
 					}
-				case event.ChangeOff:
+				case lifecycle.CrossOff:
 					if cb.Stop != nil {
 						cb.Stop()
 					}
 				}
-			case event.Config:
+			case config.Event:
 				if cb.Config != nil {
 					cb.Config(e, c)
 				}
 				c = e
-			case event.Draw:
+			case paint.Event:
 				if cb.Draw != nil {
 					cb.Draw(c)
 				}
 				a.EndDraw()
-			case event.Touch:
+			case touch.Event:
 				if cb.Touch != nil {
 					cb.Touch(e, c)
 				}
@@ -231,13 +235,13 @@ type Callbacks struct {
 	//
 	// Drawing is done into a framebuffer, which is then swapped onto the
 	// screen when Draw returns. It is called 60 times a second.
-	Draw func(event.Config)
+	Draw func(config.Event)
 
 	// Touch is called by the app when a touch event occurs.
-	Touch func(event.Touch, event.Config)
+	Touch func(touch.Event, config.Event)
 
 	// Config is called by the app when configuration has changed.
-	Config func(new, old event.Config)
+	Config func(new, old config.Event)
 }
 
 // TODO: do this for all build targets, not just linux (x11 and Android)? If
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ type Callbacks struct {
 // KitKat). If only x11 needs this, should we move this to x11.go??
 func registerGLViewportFilter() {
 	event.RegisterFilter(func(e interface{}) interface{} {
-		if e, ok := e.(event.Config); ok {
+		if e, ok := e.(config.Event); ok {
 			w := int(e.PixelsPerPt * float32(e.Width))
 			h := int(e.PixelsPerPt * float32(e.Height))
 			gl.Viewport(0, 0, w, h)
diff --git a/app/darwin_amd64.go b/app/darwin_amd64.go
index 07ca59e..1da8c29 100644
--- a/app/darwin_amd64.go
+++ b/app/darwin_amd64.go
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 )
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ func loop(ctx C.GLintptr) {
 	C.makeCurrentContext(ctx)
 
 	for range draw {
-		eventsIn <- event.Draw{}
+		eventsIn <- paint.Event{}
 	loop1:
 		for {
 			select {
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ var windowHeight geom.Pt
 func setGeom(ppp float32, width, height int) {
 	pixelsPerPt = ppp
 	windowHeight = geom.Pt(float32(height) / pixelsPerPt)
-	eventsIn <- event.Config{
+	eventsIn <- config.Event{
 		Width:       geom.Pt(float32(width) / pixelsPerPt),
 		Height:      windowHeight,
 		PixelsPerPt: pixelsPerPt,
@@ -121,13 +124,13 @@ func setGeom(ppp float32, width, height int) {
 
 var touchEvents struct {
 	sync.Mutex
-	pending []event.Touch
+	pending []touch.Event
 }
 
-func sendTouch(c event.Change, x, y float32) {
-	eventsIn <- event.Touch{
-		ID:     0,
-		Change: c,
+func sendTouch(t touch.Type, x, y float32) {
+	eventsIn <- touch.Event{
+		Sequence: 0,
+		Type:     t,
 		Loc: geom.Point{
 			X: geom.Pt(x / pixelsPerPt),
 			Y: windowHeight - geom.Pt(y/pixelsPerPt),
@@ -136,22 +139,22 @@ func sendTouch(c event.Change, x, y float32) {
 }
 
 //export eventMouseDown
-func eventMouseDown(x, y float32) { sendTouch(event.ChangeOn, x, y) }
+func eventMouseDown(x, y float32) { sendTouch(touch.TypeStart, x, y) }
 
 //export eventMouseDragged
-func eventMouseDragged(x, y float32) { sendTouch(event.ChangeNone, x, y) }
+func eventMouseDragged(x, y float32) { sendTouch(touch.TypeMove, x, y) }
 
 //export eventMouseEnd
-func eventMouseEnd(x, y float32) { sendTouch(event.ChangeOff, x, y) }
+func eventMouseEnd(x, y float32) { sendTouch(touch.TypeEnd, x, y) }
 
 //export lifecycleDead
-func lifecycleDead() { sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageDead) }
+func lifecycleDead() { sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageDead) }
 
 //export lifecycleAlive
-func lifecycleAlive() { sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageAlive) }
+func lifecycleAlive() { sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageAlive) }
 
 //export lifecycleVisible
-func lifecycleVisible() { sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageVisible) }
+func lifecycleVisible() { sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageVisible) }
 
 //export lifecycleFocused
-func lifecycleFocused() { sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageFocused) }
+func lifecycleFocused() { sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageFocused) }
diff --git a/app/darwin_armx.go b/app/darwin_armx.go
index 339ddd7..f666563 100644
--- a/app/darwin_armx.go
+++ b/app/darwin_armx.go
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"unsafe"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 )
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ func setScreen(scale int) {
 
 //export updateConfig
 func updateConfig(width, height int) {
-	eventsIn <- event.Config{
+	eventsIn <- config.Event{
 		Width:       geom.Pt(float32(screenScale*width) / pixelsPerPt),
 		Height:      geom.Pt(float32(screenScale*height) / pixelsPerPt),
 		PixelsPerPt: pixelsPerPt,
@@ -113,11 +116,11 @@ var touchIDs [11]uintptr
 
 var touchEvents struct {
 	sync.Mutex
-	pending []event.Touch
+	pending []touch.Event
 }
 
 //export sendTouch
-func sendTouch(touch, change uintptr, x, y float32) {
+func sendTouch(touch, touchType uintptr, x, y float32) {
 	id := -1
 	for i, val := range touchIDs {
 		if val == touch {
@@ -138,14 +141,14 @@ func sendTouch(touch, change uintptr, x, y float32) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	c := event.Change(change)
-	if c == event.ChangeOff {
+	t := touch.Type(touchType)
+	if t == touch.TypeEnd {
 		touchIDs[id] = 0
 	}
 
-	eventsIn <- event.Touch{
-		ID:     event.TouchSequenceID(id),
-		Change: c,
+	eventsIn <- touch.Event{
+		Sequence: touch.Sequence(id),
+		Type:     t,
 		Loc: geom.Point{
 			X: geom.Pt(x / pixelsPerPt),
 			Y: geom.Pt(y / pixelsPerPt),
@@ -159,10 +162,10 @@ func drawgl(ctx uintptr) {
 		startedgl = true
 		C.setContext(unsafe.Pointer(ctx))
 		// TODO(crawshaw): not just on process start.
-		sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageFocused)
+		sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageFocused)
 	}
 
-	eventsIn <- event.Draw{}
+	eventsIn <- paint.Event{}
 
 	for {
 		select {
diff --git a/app/darwin_armx.m b/app/darwin_armx.m
index c4da341..ae3b68e 100644
--- a/app/darwin_armx.m
+++ b/app/darwin_armx.m
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ struct utsname sysInfo;
 	drawgl((GoUintptr)self.context);
 }
 
-#define CHANGE_NONE 0 // event.ChangeNone
-#define CHANGE_ON   1 // event.ChangeOn
-#define CHANGE_OFF  2 // event.ChangeOff
+#define TOUCH_TYPE_START 0 // touch.TypeStart
+#define TOUCH_TYPE_MOVE  1 // touch.TypeMove
+#define TOUCH_TYPE_END   2 // touch.TypeEnd
 
 static void sendTouches(int change, NSSet* touches) {
 	CGFloat scale = [UIScreen mainScreen].scale;
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ static void sendTouches(int change, NSSet* touches) {
 }
 
 - (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet*)touches withEvent:(UIEvent*)event {
-	sendTouches(CHANGE_ON, touches);
+	sendTouches(TOUCH_TYPE_START, touches);
 }
 
 - (void)touchesMoved:(NSSet*)touches withEvent:(UIEvent*)event {
-	sendTouches(CHANGE_NONE, touches);
+	sendTouches(TOUCH_TYPE_MOVE, touches);
 }
 
 - (void)touchesEnded:(NSSet*)touches withEvent:(UIEvent*)event {
-	sendTouches(CHANGE_OFF, touches);
+	sendTouches(TOUCH_TYPE_END, touches);
 }
 @end
 
diff --git a/app/doc.go b/app/doc.go
index ee1c1e7..b2ae070 100644
--- a/app/doc.go
+++ b/app/doc.go
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ function exits, the app exits.
 		"log"
 
 		"golang.org/x/mobile/app"
+		"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+		"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+		"golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
 	)
 
 	func main() {
 		app.Main(func(a app.App) {
 			for e := range a.Events() {
 				switch e := event.Filter(e).(type) {
-				case event.Lifecycle:
+				case lifecycle.Event:
 					// ...
-				case event.Draw:
+				case paint.Event:
 					log.Print("Call OpenGL here.")
 					a.EndDraw()
 				}
diff --git a/app/loop_android.go b/app/loop_android.go
index c44b403..de0f34d 100644
--- a/app/loop_android.go
+++ b/app/loop_android.go
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ import "C"
 import (
 	"log"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 )
@@ -95,16 +98,16 @@ func windowDraw(w *C.ANativeWindow, queue *C.AInputQueue, donec chan struct{}) (
 	C.createEGLWindow(w)
 
 	// TODO: is this needed if we also have the "case <-windowRedrawNeeded:" below??
-	sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageFocused)
-	eventsIn <- event.Config{
+	sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageFocused)
+	eventsIn <- config.Event{
 		Width:       geom.Pt(float32(C.windowWidth) / pixelsPerPt),
 		Height:      geom.Pt(float32(C.windowHeight) / pixelsPerPt),
 		PixelsPerPt: pixelsPerPt,
 	}
 	if firstWindowDraw {
 		firstWindowDraw = false
-		// TODO: be more principled about when to send a draw event.
-		eventsIn <- event.Draw{}
+		// TODO: be more principled about when to send a paint event.
+		eventsIn <- paint.Event{}
 	}
 
 	for {
@@ -115,21 +118,21 @@ func windowDraw(w *C.ANativeWindow, queue *C.AInputQueue, donec chan struct{}) (
 		case <-windowRedrawNeeded:
 			// Re-query the width and height.
 			C.querySurfaceWidthAndHeight()
-			sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageFocused)
-			eventsIn <- event.Config{
+			sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageFocused)
+			eventsIn <- config.Event{
 				Width:       geom.Pt(float32(C.windowWidth) / pixelsPerPt),
 				Height:      geom.Pt(float32(C.windowHeight) / pixelsPerPt),
 				PixelsPerPt: pixelsPerPt,
 			}
 		case <-windowDestroyed:
-			sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageAlive)
+			sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageAlive)
 			return false
 		case <-gl.WorkAvailable:
 			gl.DoWork()
 		case <-endDraw:
 			// eglSwapBuffers blocks until vsync.
 			C.eglSwapBuffers(C.display, C.surface)
-			eventsIn <- event.Draw{}
+			eventsIn <- paint.Event{}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -152,22 +155,22 @@ func processEvent(e *C.AInputEvent) {
 	case C.AINPUT_EVENT_TYPE_MOTION:
 		// At most one of the events in this batch is an up or down event; get its index and change.
 		upDownIndex := C.size_t(C.AMotionEvent_getAction(e)&C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_MASK) >> C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_POINTER_INDEX_SHIFT
-		upDownChange := event.ChangeNone
+		upDownType := touch.TypeMove
 		switch C.AMotionEvent_getAction(e) & C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_MASK {
 		case C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN, C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_POINTER_DOWN:
-			upDownChange = event.ChangeOn
+			upDownType = touch.TypeStart
 		case C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_UP, C.AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_POINTER_UP:
-			upDownChange = event.ChangeOff
+			upDownType = touch.TypeEnd
 		}
 
 		for i, n := C.size_t(0), C.AMotionEvent_getPointerCount(e); i < n; i++ {
-			change := event.ChangeNone
+			t := touch.TypeMove
 			if i == upDownIndex {
-				change = upDownChange
+				t = upDownType
 			}
-			eventsIn <- event.Touch{
-				ID:     event.TouchSequenceID(C.AMotionEvent_getPointerId(e, i)),
-				Change: change,
+			eventsIn <- touch.Event{
+				Sequence: touch.Sequence(C.AMotionEvent_getPointerId(e, i)),
+				Type:     t,
 				Loc: geom.Point{
 					X: geom.Pt(float32(C.AMotionEvent_getX(e, i)) / pixelsPerPt),
 					Y: geom.Pt(float32(C.AMotionEvent_getY(e, i)) / pixelsPerPt),
diff --git a/app/x11.go b/app/x11.go
index a6a3916..089329e 100644
--- a/app/x11.go
+++ b/app/x11.go
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 )
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ func main(f func(App)) {
 	C.createWindow()
 
 	// TODO: send lifecycle events when e.g. the X11 window is iconified or moved off-screen.
-	sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageFocused)
+	sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageFocused)
 
 	donec := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ func main(f func(App)) {
 			tc = ticker.C
 		case <-tc:
 			tc = nil
-			eventsIn <- event.Draw{}
+			eventsIn <- paint.Event{}
 		}
 		C.processEvents()
 	}
@@ -76,17 +79,17 @@ func onResize(w, h int) {
 	// TODO(nigeltao): don't assume 72 DPI. DisplayWidth and DisplayWidthMM
 	// is probably the best place to start looking.
 	pixelsPerPt = 1
-	eventsIn <- event.Config{
+	eventsIn <- config.Event{
 		Width:       geom.Pt(w),
 		Height:      geom.Pt(h),
 		PixelsPerPt: pixelsPerPt,
 	}
 }
 
-func sendTouch(c event.Change, x, y float32) {
-	eventsIn <- event.Touch{
-		ID:     0, // TODO: button??
-		Change: c,
+func sendTouch(t touch.Type, x, y float32) {
+	eventsIn <- touch.Event{
+		Sequence: 0, // TODO: button??
+		Type:     t,
 		Loc: geom.Point{
 			X: geom.Pt(x / pixelsPerPt),
 			Y: geom.Pt(y / pixelsPerPt),
@@ -95,13 +98,13 @@ func sendTouch(c event.Change, x, y float32) {
 }
 
 //export onTouchStart
-func onTouchStart(x, y float32) { sendTouch(event.ChangeOn, x, y) }
+func onTouchStart(x, y float32) { sendTouch(touch.TypeStart, x, y) }
 
 //export onTouchMove
-func onTouchMove(x, y float32) { sendTouch(event.ChangeNone, x, y) }
+func onTouchMove(x, y float32) { sendTouch(touch.TypeMove, x, y) }
 
 //export onTouchEnd
-func onTouchEnd(x, y float32) { sendTouch(event.ChangeOff, x, y) }
+func onTouchEnd(x, y float32) { sendTouch(touch.TypeEnd, x, y) }
 
 var stopped bool
 
@@ -111,6 +114,6 @@ func onStop() {
 		return
 	}
 	stopped = true
-	sendLifecycle(event.LifecycleStageDead)
+	sendLifecycle(lifecycle.StageDead)
 	eventsIn <- stopPumping{}
 }
diff --git a/event/config/config.go b/event/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8ba189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package config defines an event for the dimensions and physical resolution
+// of the app's window.
+//
+// See the golang.org/x/mobile/event package for details on the event model.
+package config // import "golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
+)
+
+// Event holds the dimensions and physical resolution of the app's window.
+type Event struct {
+	// Width and Height are the window's dimensions.
+	Width, Height geom.Pt
+
+	// PixelsPerPt is the window's physical resolution. It is the number of
+	// pixels in a single geom.Pt, from the golang.org/x/mobile/geom package.
+	//
+	// There are a wide variety of pixel densities in existing phones and
+	// tablets, so apps should be written to expect various non-integer
+	// PixelsPerPt values. In general, work in geom.Pt.
+	PixelsPerPt float32
+}
diff --git a/event/event.go b/event/event.go
index 8da763a..b2f7fce 100644
--- a/event/event.go
+++ b/event/event.go
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Package event defines mobile app events, such as user input events.
+// Package event defines a model for mobile app events, such as user input
+// events.
 //
 // An event is represented by the empty interface type interface{}. Any value
-// can be an event. This package defines a number of commonly used events used
-// by the golang.org/x/mobile/app package:
-//	- Config
-//	- Draw
-//	- Lifecycle
-//	- Touch
+// can be an event. Packages under this directory define a number of commonly
+// used events used by the golang.org/x/mobile/app package:
+//	- golang.org/x/mobile/event/config.Event
+//	- golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle.Event
+//	- golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint.Event
+//	- golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch.Event
 // Other packages may define their own events, and post them onto an app's
 // event channel.
 //
@@ -28,19 +29,6 @@
 //	}
 package event // import "golang.org/x/mobile/event"
 
-// The best source on android input events is the NDK: include/android/input.h
-//
-// iOS event handling guide:
-// https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/EventHandling/Conceptual/EventHandlingiPhoneOS
-
-// TODO: keyboard events.
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
-)
-
 var filters []func(interface{}) interface{}
 
 // Filter calls each registered filter function in sequence.
@@ -60,148 +48,3 @@ func Filter(event interface{}) interface{} {
 func RegisterFilter(f func(interface{}) interface{}) {
 	filters = append(filters, f)
 }
-
-// Change is a change in state, such as key or mouse button being up (off) or
-// down (on). Some events with a Change-typed field can have no change in
-// state, such as a key repeat or a mouse or touch drag.
-type Change uint32
-
-func (c Change) String() string {
-	switch c {
-	case ChangeOn:
-		return "on"
-	case ChangeOff:
-		return "off"
-	}
-	return "none"
-}
-
-const (
-	ChangeNone Change = 0
-	ChangeOn   Change = 1
-	ChangeOff  Change = 2
-)
-
-// Config holds the dimensions and physical resolution of the app's window.
-type Config struct {
-	// Width and Height are the window's dimensions.
-	Width, Height geom.Pt
-
-	// PixelsPerPt is the window's physical resolution. It is the number of
-	// pixels in a single geom.Pt, from the golang.org/x/mobile/geom package.
-	//
-	// There are a wide variety of pixel densities in existing phones and
-	// tablets, so apps should be written to expect various non-integer
-	// PixelsPerPt values. In general, work in geom.Pt.
-	PixelsPerPt float32
-}
-
-// Draw indicates that the app is ready to draw the next frame of the GUI. A
-// frame is completed by calling the App's EndDraw method.
-type Draw struct{}
-
-// Lifecycle is a lifecycle change from an old stage to a new stage.
-type Lifecycle struct {
-	From, To LifecycleStage
-}
-
-// Crosses returns whether the transition from From to To crosses the stage s:
-// 	- It returns ChangeOn if it does, and the Lifecycle change is positive.
-// 	- It returns ChangeOff if it does, and the Lifecycle change is negative.
-//	- Otherwise, it returns ChangeNone.
-// See the documentation for LifecycleStage for more discussion of positive and
-// negative changes, and crosses.
-func (l Lifecycle) Crosses(s LifecycleStage) Change {
-	switch {
-	case l.From < s && l.To >= s:
-		return ChangeOn
-	case l.From >= s && l.To < s:
-		return ChangeOff
-	}
-	return ChangeNone
-}
-
-// LifecycleStage is a stage in the app's lifecycle. The values are ordered, so
-// that a lifecycle change from stage From to stage To implicitly crosses every
-// stage in the range (min, max], exclusive on the low end and inclusive on the
-// high end, where min is the minimum of From and To, and max is the maximum.
-//
-// The documentation for individual stages talk about positive and negative
-// crosses. A positive Lifecycle change is one where its From stage is less
-// than its To stage. Similarly, a negative Lifecycle change is one where From
-// is greater than To. Thus, a positive Lifecycle change crosses every stage in
-// the range (From, To] in increasing order, and a negative Lifecycle change
-// crosses every stage in the range (To, From] in decreasing order.
-type LifecycleStage uint32
-
-// TODO: how does iOS map to these stages? What do cross-platform mobile
-// abstractions do?
-
-const (
-	// LifecycleStageDead is the zero stage. No Lifecycle change crosses this
-	// stage, but:
-	//	- A positive change from this stage is the very first lifecycle change.
-	//	- A negative change to this stage is the very last lifecycle change.
-	LifecycleStageDead LifecycleStage = iota
-
-	// LifecycleStageAlive means that the app is alive.
-	//	- A positive cross means that the app has been created.
-	//	- A negative cross means that the app is being destroyed.
-	// Each cross, either from or to LifecycleStageDead, will occur only once.
-	// On Android, these correspond to onCreate and onDestroy.
-	LifecycleStageAlive
-
-	// LifecycleStageVisible means that the app window is visible.
-	//	- A positive cross means that the app window has become visible.
-	//	- A negative cross means that the app window has become invisible.
-	// On Android, these correspond to onStart and onStop.
-	// On Desktop, an app window can become invisible if e.g. it is minimized,
-	// unmapped, or not on a visible workspace.
-	LifecycleStageVisible
-
-	// LifecycleStageFocused means that the app window has the focus.
-	//	- A positive cross means that the app window has gained the focus.
-	//	- A negative cross means that the app window has lost the focus.
-	// On Android, these correspond to onResume and onFreeze.
-	LifecycleStageFocused
-)
-
-func (l LifecycleStage) String() string {
-	switch l {
-	case LifecycleStageDead:
-		return "LifecycleStageDead"
-	case LifecycleStageAlive:
-		return "LifecycleStageAlive"
-	case LifecycleStageVisible:
-		return "LifecycleStageVisible"
-	case LifecycleStageFocused:
-		return "LifecycleStageFocused"
-	default:
-		return fmt.Sprintf("LifecycleStageInvalid:%d", l)
-	}
-}
-
-// On Android, Touch is an AInputEvent with AINPUT_EVENT_TYPE_MOTION:
-//	- ChangeOn   is an AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN.
-//	- ChangeNone is an AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_MOVE.
-//	- ChangeOff  is an AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_UP.
-//
-// On iOS, Touch is the UIEvent delivered to a UIView:
-//	- ChangeOn   is a call to touchesBegan.
-//	- ChangeNone is a call to touchesMoved.
-//	- ChangeOff  is a call to touchesEnded.
-
-// Touch is a user touch event.
-//
-// The same ID is shared by all events in a sequence. A sequence starts with a
-// single ChangeOn (a touch start), is followed by zero or more ChangeNones
-// (touch moves), and ends with a single ChangeOff (a touch end). An ID
-// distinguishes concurrent sequences but is subsequently reused.
-type Touch struct {
-	ID     TouchSequenceID
-	Change Change
-	Loc    geom.Point
-}
-
-// TouchSequenceID identifies a sequence of Touch events.
-type TouchSequenceID int64
diff --git a/event/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/event/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5a9065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package lifecycle defines an event for an app's lifecycle.
+//
+// The app lifecycle consists of moving back and forth between an ordered
+// sequence of stages. For example, being at a stage greater than or equal to
+// StageVisible means that the app is visible on the screen.
+//
+// A lifecycle event is a change from one stage to another, which crosses every
+// intermediate stage. For example, changing from StageAlive to StageFocused
+// implicitly crosses StageVisible.
+//
+// Crosses can be in a positive or negative direction. A positive crossing of
+// StageFocused means that the app has gained the focus. A negative crossing
+// means it has lost the focus.
+//
+// See the golang.org/x/mobile/event package for details on the event model.
+package lifecycle // import "golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// Cross is whether a lifecycle stage was crossed.
+type Cross uint32
+
+func (c Cross) String() string {
+	switch c {
+	case CrossOn:
+		return "on"
+	case CrossOff:
+		return "off"
+	}
+	return "none"
+}
+
+const (
+	CrossNone Cross = 0
+	CrossOn   Cross = 1
+	CrossOff  Cross = 2
+)
+
+// Event is a lifecycle change from an old stage to a new stage.
+type Event struct {
+	From, To Stage
+}
+
+// Crosses returns whether the transition from From to To crosses the stage s:
+// 	- It returns CrossOn if it does, and the lifecycle change is positive.
+// 	- It returns CrossOff if it does, and the lifecycle change is negative.
+//	- Otherwise, it returns CrossNone.
+// See the documentation for Stage for more discussion of positive and negative
+// crosses.
+func (e Event) Crosses(s Stage) Cross {
+	switch {
+	case e.From < s && e.To >= s:
+		return CrossOn
+	case e.From >= s && e.To < s:
+		return CrossOff
+	}
+	return CrossNone
+}
+
+// Stage is a stage in the app's lifecycle. The values are ordered, so that a
+// lifecycle change from stage From to stage To implicitly crosses every stage
+// in the range (min, max], exclusive on the low end and inclusive on the high
+// end, where min is the minimum of From and To, and max is the maximum.
+//
+// The documentation for individual stages talk about positive and negative
+// crosses. A positive lifecycle change is one where its From stage is less
+// than its To stage. Similarly, a negative lifecycle change is one where From
+// is greater than To. Thus, a positive lifecycle change crosses every stage in
+// the range (From, To] in increasing order, and a negative lifecycle change
+// crosses every stage in the range (To, From] in decreasing order.
+type Stage uint32
+
+// TODO: how does iOS map to these stages? What do cross-platform mobile
+// abstractions do?
+
+const (
+	// StageDead is the zero stage. No lifecycle change crosses this stage,
+	// but:
+	//	- A positive change from this stage is the very first lifecycle change.
+	//	- A negative change to this stage is the very last lifecycle change.
+	StageDead Stage = iota
+
+	// StageAlive means that the app is alive.
+	//	- A positive cross means that the app has been created.
+	//	- A negative cross means that the app is being destroyed.
+	// Each cross, either from or to StageDead, will occur only once.
+	// On Android, these correspond to onCreate and onDestroy.
+	StageAlive
+
+	// StageVisible means that the app window is visible.
+	//	- A positive cross means that the app window has become visible.
+	//	- A negative cross means that the app window has become invisible.
+	// On Android, these correspond to onStart and onStop.
+	// On Desktop, an app window can become invisible if e.g. it is minimized,
+	// unmapped, or not on a visible workspace.
+	StageVisible
+
+	// StageFocused means that the app window has the focus.
+	//	- A positive cross means that the app window has gained the focus.
+	//	- A negative cross means that the app window has lost the focus.
+	// On Android, these correspond to onResume and onFreeze.
+	StageFocused
+)
+
+func (s Stage) String() string {
+	switch s {
+	case StageDead:
+		return "StageDead"
+	case StageAlive:
+		return "StageAlive"
+	case StageVisible:
+		return "StageVisible"
+	case StageFocused:
+		return "StageFocused"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("lifecycle.Stage(%d)", s)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/event/paint/paint.go b/event/paint/paint.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..532fc49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event/paint/paint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package paint defines an event for the app being ready to paint.
+//
+// See the golang.org/x/mobile/event package for details on the event model.
+package paint // import "golang.org/x/mobile/event/paint"
+
+// TODO: rename App.EndDraw to App.EndPaint.
+//
+// This is "package paint", not "package draw", to avoid conflicting with the
+// standard library's "image/draw" package.
+
+// Event indicates that the app is ready to paint the next frame of the GUI. A
+// frame is completed by calling the App's EndDraw method.
+type Event struct{}
diff --git a/event/touch/touch.go b/event/touch/touch.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7f79e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event/touch/touch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package touch defines an event for touch input.
+//
+// See the golang.org/x/mobile/event package for details on the event model.
+package touch // import "golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
+
+// The best source on android input events is the NDK: include/android/input.h
+//
+// iOS event handling guide:
+// https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/EventHandling/Conceptual/EventHandlingiPhoneOS
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
+)
+
+// Event is a touch event.
+//
+// The same Sequence is shared by all events in a sequence. A sequence starts
+// with a single TypeStart, is followed by zero or more TypeMoves, and ends
+// with a single TypeEnd. A Sequence distinguishes concurrent sequences but its
+// value is subsequently reused.
+type Event struct {
+	Sequence Sequence
+	Type     Type
+	Loc      geom.Point
+}
+
+// Sequence identifies a sequence of touch events.
+type Sequence int64
+
+// Type describes the type of a touch event.
+type Type byte
+
+const (
+	// TypeStart is a user first touching the device.
+	//
+	// On Android, this is a AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN.
+	// On iOS, this is a call to touchesBegan.
+	TypeStart Type = iota
+
+	// TypeMove is a user dragging across the device.
+	//
+	// A TypeMove is delivered between a TypeStart and TypeEnd.
+	//
+	// On Android, this is a AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_MOVE.
+	// On iOS, this is a call to touchesMoved.
+	TypeMove
+
+	// TypeEnd is a user no longer touching the device.
+	//
+	// On Android, this is a AMOTION_EVENT_ACTION_UP.
+	// On iOS, this is a call to touchesEnded.
+	TypeEnd
+)
+
+func (t Type) String() string {
+	switch t {
+	case TypeStart:
+		return "start"
+	case TypeMove:
+		return "move"
+	case TypeEnd:
+		return "end"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("touch.Type(%d)", t)
+}
diff --git a/example/audio/main.go b/example/audio/main.go
index e5e3ec4..614e4c6 100644
--- a/example/audio/main.go
+++ b/example/audio/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/app"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/asset"
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/app/debug"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/audio"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	app.Run(app.Callbacks{
-		Start: start,
-		Stop:  stop,
-		Draw:  draw,
+		Start: onStart,
+		Stop:  onStop,
+		Draw:  onDraw,
 	})
 }
 
-func start() {
+func onStart() {
 	rc, err := asset.Open("boing.wav")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ func start() {
 	}
 }
 
-func stop() {
+func onStop() {
 	player.Close()
 }
 
-func draw(c event.Config) {
+func onDraw(c config.Event) {
 	if scene == nil {
 		loadScene(c)
 	}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func newNode() *sprite.Node {
 	return n
 }
 
-func loadScene(c event.Config) {
+func loadScene(c config.Event) {
 	gopher := loadGopher()
 	scene = &sprite.Node{}
 	eng.Register(scene)
diff --git a/example/basic/main.go b/example/basic/main.go
index ca52e86..13c2678 100644
--- a/example/basic/main.go
+++ b/example/basic/main.go
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/app"
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/touch"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/app/debug"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/gl/glutil"
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	app.Run(app.Callbacks{
-		Start:  start,
-		Stop:   stop,
-		Draw:   draw,
-		Touch:  touch,
-		Config: config,
+		Start:  onStart,
+		Stop:   onStop,
+		Draw:   onDraw,
+		Touch:  onTouch,
+		Config: onConfig,
 	})
 }
 
-func start() {
+func onStart() {
 	var err error
 	program, err = glutil.CreateProgram(vertexShader, fragmentShader)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -80,20 +81,20 @@ func start() {
 	// Can this be an event.Register call now??
 }
 
-func stop() {
+func onStop() {
 	gl.DeleteProgram(program)
 	gl.DeleteBuffer(buf)
 }
 
-func config(new, old event.Config) {
+func onConfig(new, old config.Event) {
 	touchLoc = geom.Point{new.Width / 2, new.Height / 2}
 }
 
-func touch(t event.Touch, c event.Config) {
+func onTouch(t touch.Event, c config.Event) {
 	touchLoc = t.Loc
 }
 
-func draw(c event.Config) {
+func onDraw(c config.Event) {
 	gl.ClearColor(1, 0, 0, 1)
 	gl.Clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
 
diff --git a/example/network/main.go b/example/network/main.go
index 7dda8d9..287f628 100644
--- a/example/network/main.go
+++ b/example/network/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/app"
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/app/debug"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 )
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 	go checkNetwork()
 
 	app.Run(app.Callbacks{
-		Draw: draw,
+		Draw: onDraw,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func checkNetwork() {
 	ok = true
 }
 
-func draw(c event.Config) {
+func onDraw(c config.Event) {
 	select {
 	case <-determined:
 		if ok {
diff --git a/example/sprite/main.go b/example/sprite/main.go
index 1ff14dc..a9f2fe8 100644
--- a/example/sprite/main.go
+++ b/example/sprite/main.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/app"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/asset"
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/app/debug"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/sprite"
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	app.Run(app.Callbacks{
-		Draw: draw,
+		Draw: onDraw,
 	})
 }
 
-func draw(c event.Config) {
+func onDraw(c config.Event) {
 	if scene == nil {
 		loadScene()
 	}
diff --git a/exp/app/debug/fps.go b/exp/app/debug/fps.go
index e25014a..9ec5166 100644
--- a/exp/app/debug/fps.go
+++ b/exp/app/debug/fps.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/gl/glutil"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 )
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ var lastDraw = time.Now()
 
 var fps struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
-	c  event.Config
+	c  config.Event
 	m  *glutil.Image
 }
 
 // DrawFPS draws the per second framerate in the bottom-left of the screen.
-func DrawFPS(c event.Config) {
+func DrawFPS(c config.Event) {
 	const imgW, imgH = 7*(fontWidth+1) + 1, fontHeight + 2
 
 	fps.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/exp/gl/glutil/glimage.go b/exp/gl/glutil/glimage.go
index d7756e4..cfc6f99 100644
--- a/exp/gl/glutil/glimage.go
+++ b/exp/gl/glutil/glimage.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/lifecycle"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
@@ -32,11 +34,11 @@ var glimage struct {
 
 func init() {
 	event.RegisterFilter(func(e interface{}) interface{} {
-		if e, ok := e.(event.Lifecycle); ok {
-			switch e.Crosses(event.LifecycleStageVisible) {
-			case event.ChangeOn:
+		if e, ok := e.(lifecycle.Event); ok {
+			switch e.Crosses(lifecycle.StageVisible) {
+			case lifecycle.CrossOn:
 				start()
-			case event.ChangeOff:
+			case lifecycle.CrossOff:
 				stop()
 			}
 		}
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ func (img *Image) Delete() {
 
 // Draw draws the srcBounds part of the image onto a parallelogram, defined by
 // three of its corners, in the current GL framebuffer.
-func (img *Image) Draw(c event.Config, topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft geom.Point, srcBounds image.Rectangle) {
+func (img *Image) Draw(c config.Event, topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft geom.Point, srcBounds image.Rectangle) {
 	// TODO(crawshaw): Adjust viewport for the top bar on android?
 	gl.UseProgram(glimage.program)
 	tex := texmap.get(*img.key)
diff --git a/exp/gl/glutil/glimage_test.go b/exp/gl/glutil/glimage_test.go
index 582f1d8..cfce3f8 100644
--- a/exp/gl/glutil/glimage_test.go
+++ b/exp/gl/glutil/glimage_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
 )
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestImage(t *testing.T) {
 		ptW  = geom.Pt(50)
 		ptH  = geom.Pt(50)
 	)
-	cfg := event.Config{
+	cfg := config.Event{
 		Width:       ptW,
 		Height:      ptH,
 		PixelsPerPt: float32(pixW) / float32(ptW),
diff --git a/exp/sprite/glsprite/glsprite.go b/exp/sprite/glsprite/glsprite.go
index b8f023b..e1bc4b6 100644
--- a/exp/sprite/glsprite/glsprite.go
+++ b/exp/sprite/glsprite/glsprite.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/gl/glutil"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/sprite"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (e *engine) SetTransform(n *sprite.Node, m f32.Affine) {
 	e.nodes[n.EngineFields.Index].relTransform = m
 }
 
-func (e *engine) Render(scene *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg event.Config) {
+func (e *engine) Render(scene *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg config.Event) {
 	e.absTransforms = append(e.absTransforms[:0], f32.Affine{
 		{1, 0, 0},
 		{0, 1, 0},
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (e *engine) Render(scene *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg event.Config) {
 	e.render(scene, t, cfg)
 }
 
-func (e *engine) render(n *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg event.Config) {
+func (e *engine) render(n *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg config.Event) {
 	if n.EngineFields.Index == 0 {
 		panic("glsprite: sprite.Node not registered")
 	}
diff --git a/exp/sprite/portable/affine_test.go b/exp/sprite/portable/affine_test.go
index 490e19c..74f0de2 100644
--- a/exp/sprite/portable/affine_test.go
+++ b/exp/sprite/portable/affine_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/geom"
 )
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestAffine(t *testing.T) {
 		ptW  = geom.Pt(50)
 		ptH  = geom.Pt(50)
 	)
-	cfg := event.Config{
+	cfg := config.Event{
 		Width:       ptW,
 		Height:      ptH,
 		PixelsPerPt: float32(pixW) / float32(ptW),
diff --git a/exp/sprite/portable/portable.go b/exp/sprite/portable/portable.go
index 02675dc..162ef88 100644
--- a/exp/sprite/portable/portable.go
+++ b/exp/sprite/portable/portable.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/sprite"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/sprite/clock"
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (e *engine) SetTransform(n *sprite.Node, m f32.Affine) {
 	e.nodes[n.EngineFields.Index].relTransform = m
 }
 
-func (e *engine) Render(scene *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg event.Config) {
+func (e *engine) Render(scene *sprite.Node, t clock.Time, cfg config.Event) {
 	// Affine transforms are done in geom.Pt. When finally drawing
 	// the geom.Pt onto an image.Image we need to convert to system
 	// pixels. We scale by cfg.PixelsPerPt to do this.
diff --git a/exp/sprite/sprite.go b/exp/sprite/sprite.go
index 1c96e5b..3028a75 100644
--- a/exp/sprite/sprite.go
+++ b/exp/sprite/sprite.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 
-	"golang.org/x/mobile/event"
+	"golang.org/x/mobile/event/config"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/f32"
 	"golang.org/x/mobile/exp/sprite/clock"
 )
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type Engine interface {
 
 	// Render renders the scene arranged at the given time, for the given
 	// window configuration (dimensions and resolution).
-	Render(scene *Node, t clock.Time, c event.Config)
+	Render(scene *Node, t clock.Time, c config.Event)
 }
 
 // A Node is a renderable element and forms a tree of Nodes.