diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index ad85090c..4e45161b 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ end
 
 # draw ONE Shape
 function gr_draw_marker(xi, yi, msize, shape::Shape)
-    sx, sy = shape_coords(shape)
+    sx, sy = coords(shape)
     # convert to ndc coords (percentages of window)
     GR.selntran(0)
     xi, yi = GR.wctondc(xi, yi)
diff --git a/src/backends/plotly.jl b/src/backends/plotly.jl
index 83a56f84..2b3528a0 100644
--- a/src/backends/plotly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/plotly.jl
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function plotly_close_shapes(x, y)
     xs, ys = nansplit(x), nansplit(y)
     for i=1:length(xs)
         shape = Shape(xs[i], ys[i])
-        xs[i], ys[i] = shape_coords(shape)
+        xs[i], ys[i] = coords(shape)
     end
     nanvcat(xs), nanvcat(ys)
 end
diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index a5263c4c..b1f7e2c0 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function py_linestyle(seriestype::Symbol, linestyle::Symbol)
 end
 
 function py_marker(marker::Shape)
-    x, y = shape_coords(marker)
+    x, y = coords(marker)
     n = length(x)
     mat = zeros(n+1,2)
     for i=1:n
diff --git a/src/series.jl b/src/series.jl
index 8b836af4..12fdf318 100644
--- a/src/series.jl
+++ b/src/series.jl
@@ -322,18 +322,18 @@ end
 
 @recipe function f(shape::Shape)
     seriestype --> :shape
-    shape_coords(shape)
+    coords(shape)
 end
 
 @recipe function f(shapes::AVec{Shape})
     seriestype --> :shape
-    shape_coords(shapes)
+    coords(shapes)
 end
 
 @recipe function f(shapes::AMat{Shape})
     seriestype --> :shape
     for j in 1:size(shapes,2)
-        @series shape_coords(vec(shapes[:,j]))
+        @series coords(vec(shapes[:,j]))
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index c6246837..aefc1495 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ zlims(sp_idx::Int = 1) = zlims(current(), sp_idx)
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
+makekw(; kw...) = KW(kw)
+
 wraptuple(x::Tuple) = x
 wraptuple(x) = (x,)