diff --git a/lib/utilities/SpdLogger.cpp b/lib/utilities/SpdLogger.cpp
index fa7430f..c04512d 100644
--- a/lib/utilities/SpdLogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/utilities/SpdLogger.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,5 @@ void SpdLogger::ChangeLevel(LogLevel lvl)
 
     // you will only get this message for log levels <= info! I.e., not for error or warning.
     this->logger_->info(
-        std::format("{}: Changed log level to  {}({})", __FUNCTION__, LogLevelToString(lvl), static_cast<int>(lvl))
-            .c_str());
+        std::format("{}: Changed log level to  {}({})", __FUNCTION__, LogLevelToString(lvl), static_cast<int>(lvl)));
 }
diff --git a/src/AppGLFW.cpp b/src/AppGLFW.cpp
index 97c46b5..d9f993c 100644
--- a/src/AppGLFW.cpp
+++ b/src/AppGLFW.cpp
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ void pixelarium::ui::AppGLFW::MenuBar()
         // main menu
         if (ImGui::BeginMenu(MAINMENUNAME))
         {
-            if (ImGui::BeginCombo(LOGLEVELSELECT, LOGLEVELS[log_level_]))
+            if (ImGui::BeginCombo(LOGLEVELSELECT, LOGLEVELS[log_level_].data()))
             {
-                for (int n = 0; n < IM_ARRAYSIZE(LOGLEVELS); n++)
+                for (int n = 0; n < static_cast<int>(LOGLEVELS.size()); n++)
                 {
                     bool is_selected = (LOGLEVELS[log_level_] == LOGLEVELS[n]);
-                    if (ImGui::Selectable(LOGLEVELS[n], is_selected))
+                    if (ImGui::Selectable(LOGLEVELS[n].data(), is_selected))
                     {
                         log_level_ = n;
                         this->logger_.ChangeLevel(static_cast<utils::log::LogLevel>(1 << log_level_));
diff --git a/src/uiresources.h.in b/src/uiresources.h.in
index 15927f7..95f9614 100644
--- a/src/uiresources.h.in
+++ b/src/uiresources.h.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 /*-- Gets filled in during the cmake configuration step --*/
+#include <array>
+#include <string_view>
 #cmakedefine PIXELARIUM_TITLE "@PIXELARIUM_TITLE@"
 
 #define MAINMENUNAME "Menu"
@@ -8,5 +10,4 @@
 #define LOGLEVELSELECT "Log Level"
 #define SHOWIMGUIDEMOS "ImGui Demos"
 
-inline constexpr const char* LOGLEVELS[] = {"Trace", "Debug", "Info", "Warning", "Error"};
-
+inline constexpr std::array<std::string_view, 5> LOGLEVELS = {"Trace", "Debug", "Info", "Warning", "Error"};