diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 62a435e2..bc156ce8 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
         <title>Snap! Build Your Own Blocks 6.0.0 - beta -</title>
         <link rel="shortcut icon" href="src/favicon.ico">
-        <script src="src/morphic.js?version=2020-06-30"></script>
+        <script src="src/morphic.js?version=2020-07-01"></script>
         <script src="src/symbols.js?version=2020-06-17"></script>
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2020-05-06"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2020-06-24"></script>
diff --git a/src/morphic.js b/src/morphic.js
index 32de2cd7..f7c66e29 100644
--- a/src/morphic.js
+++ b/src/morphic.js
@@ -1268,12 +1268,17 @@
 
 /*global window, HTMLCanvasElement, FileReader, Audio, FileList, Map*/
 
-var morphicVersion = '2020-June-30';
+var morphicVersion = '2020-July-01';
 var modules = {}; // keep track of additional loaded modules
 var useBlurredShadows = true;
 
 const ZERO = new Point();
+const BLACK = new Color();
+const WHITE = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+
 Object.freeze(ZERO);
+Object.freeze(BLACK);
+Object.freeze(WHITE);
 
 var standardSettings = {
     minimumFontHeight: getMinimumFontHeight(), // browser settings
@@ -2271,7 +2276,7 @@ Color.prototype.lighter = function (percent) {
     if (percent) {
         fract = (100 - percent) / 100;
     }
-    return this.mixed(fract, new Color(255, 255, 255));
+    return this.mixed(fract, WHITE);
 };
 
 Color.prototype.dansDarker = function () {
@@ -2533,7 +2538,7 @@ Point.prototype.translateBy = function (deltaPoint) {
 };
 
 Point.prototype.rotateBy = function (angle, centerPoint) {
-    var center = centerPoint || new Point(0, 0),
+    var center = centerPoint || ZERO,
         p = this.subtract(center),
         r = p.r(),
         theta = angle - p.theta();
@@ -4685,7 +4690,7 @@ HandleMorph.prototype.init = function (
     this.type =  type || 'resize'; // also: 'move', 'moveCenter', 'movePivot'
     this.isHighlighted = false;
     HandleMorph.uber.init.call(this);
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.color = WHITE;
     this.isDraggable = false;
     if (this.type === 'movePivot') {
         size *= 2;
@@ -4726,7 +4731,7 @@ HandleMorph.prototype.render = function (ctx) {
             this.renderHandleOn(
                 ctx,
                 new Color(100, 100, 255),
-                new Color(255, 255, 255)
+                WHITE
             );
         } else {
             this.renderHandleOn(
@@ -5236,7 +5241,7 @@ ColorPaletteMorph.prototype.render = function (ctx) {
     var ext = this.extent(),
         x, y, h, l;
 
-    this.choice = new Color();
+    this.choice = BLACK;
     for (x = 0; x <= ext.x; x += 1) {
         h = 360 * x / ext.x;
         for (y = 0; y <= ext.y; y += 1) {
@@ -5338,7 +5343,7 @@ GrayPaletteMorph.prototype.render = function (ctx) {
     var ext = this.extent(),
         gradient;
 
-    this.choice = new Color();
+    this.choice = BLACK;
     gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, ext.x, ext.y);
     gradient.addColorStop(0, 'black');
     gradient.addColorStop(1, 'white');
@@ -5357,13 +5362,13 @@ ColorPickerMorph.uber = Morph.prototype;
 // ColorPickerMorph instance creation:
 
 function ColorPickerMorph(defaultColor) {
-    this.init(defaultColor || new Color(255, 255, 255));
+    this.init(defaultColor || WHITE);
 }
 
 ColorPickerMorph.prototype.init = function (defaultColor) {
     this.choice = defaultColor;
     ColorPickerMorph.uber.init.call(this);
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.color = WHITE;
     this.setExtent(new Point(80, 80));
 };
 
@@ -5799,7 +5804,7 @@ function BoxMorph(edge, border, borderColor) {
 BoxMorph.prototype.init = function (edge, border, borderColor) {
     this.edge = edge || 4;
     this.border = border || ((border === 0) ? 0 : 2);
-    this.borderColor = borderColor || new Color();
+    this.borderColor = borderColor || BLACK;
     BoxMorph.uber.init.call(this);
 };
 
@@ -7315,8 +7320,8 @@ MouseSensorMorph.prototype.init = function (edge, border, borderColor) {
     MouseSensorMorph.uber.init.call(this);
     this.edge = edge || 4;
     this.border = border || 2;
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
-    this.borderColor = borderColor || new Color();
+    this.color = WHITE;
+    this.borderColor = borderColor || BLACK;
     this.isTouched = false;
     this.upStep = 0.05;
     this.downStep = 0.02;
@@ -7475,7 +7480,7 @@ InspectorMorph.prototype.buildPanes = function () {
     this.label = new TextMorph(this.target.toString());
     this.label.fontSize = MorphicPreferences.menuFontSize;
     this.label.isBold = true;
-    this.label.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.label.color = WHITE;
     this.add(this.label);
 
     // properties list
@@ -7541,7 +7546,7 @@ InspectorMorph.prototype.buildPanes = function () {
     this.detail.acceptsDrops = false;
     this.detail.contents.acceptsDrops = false;
     this.detail.isTextLineWrapping = true;
-    this.detail.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.detail.color = WHITE;
     this.detail.hBar.alpha = 0.6;
     this.detail.vBar.alpha = 0.6;
     ctrl = new TextMorph('');
@@ -7558,7 +7563,7 @@ InspectorMorph.prototype.buildPanes = function () {
         this.work.acceptsDrops = false;
         this.work.contents.acceptsDrops = false;
         this.work.isTextLineWrapping = true;
-        this.work.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+        this.work.color = WHITE;
         this.work.hBar.alpha = 0.6;
         this.work.vBar.alpha = 0.6;
         ev = new TextMorph('');
@@ -7979,7 +7984,7 @@ MenuMorph.prototype.createLabel = function () {
         'center'
     );
     text.alignment = 'center';
-    text.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    text.color = WHITE;
     text.backgroundColor = this.borderColor;
     text.fixLayout();
     this.label = new BoxMorph(3, 0);
@@ -8006,7 +8011,7 @@ MenuMorph.prototype.createItems = function () {
         this.edge = MorphicPreferences.isFlat ? 0 : 5;
         this.border = MorphicPreferences.isFlat ? 1 : 2;
     }
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.color = WHITE;
     this.borderColor = new Color(60, 60, 60);
     this.setExtent(new Point(0, 0));
 
@@ -8432,7 +8437,7 @@ StringMorph.prototype.init = function (
     this.enableLinks = false; // set to "true" if I can contain clickable URLs
     this.isNumeric = isNumeric || false;
     this.isPassword = false;
-    this.shadowOffset = shadowOffset || new Point(0, 0);
+    this.shadowOffset = shadowOffset || ZERO;
     this.shadowColor = shadowColor || null;
     this.isShowingBlanks = false;
     this.blanksColor = new Color(180, 140, 140);
@@ -8442,7 +8447,7 @@ StringMorph.prototype.init = function (
     this.currentlySelecting = false;
     this.startMark = 0;
     this.endMark = 0;
-    this.markedTextColor = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.markedTextColor = WHITE;
     this.markedBackgoundColor = new Color(60, 60, 120);
 
     // initialize inherited properties:
@@ -8488,7 +8493,7 @@ StringMorph.prototype.font = function () {
 StringMorph.prototype.fixLayout = function (justMe) {
     // determine my extent depending on my current settings
     var width,
-        shadowOffset = this.shadowOffset || new Point(),
+        shadowOffset = this.shadowOffset || ZERO,
         txt = this.isPassword ?
             this.password('*', this.text.length) : this.text;
 
@@ -8514,7 +8519,7 @@ StringMorph.prototype.fixLayout = function (justMe) {
 
 StringMorph.prototype.render = function (ctx) {
     var start, stop, i, p, c, x, y,
-        shadowOffset = this.shadowOffset || new Point(),
+        shadowOffset = this.shadowOffset || ZERO,
         txt = this.isPassword ?
                 this.password('*', this.text.length) : this.text;
 
@@ -9130,7 +9135,7 @@ TextMorph.prototype.init = function (
     this.isBold = bold || false;
     this.isItalic = italic || false;
     this.alignment = alignment || 'left';
-    this.shadowOffset = shadowOffset || new Point(0, 0);
+    this.shadowOffset = shadowOffset || ZERO;
     this.shadowColor = shadowColor || null;
     this.maxWidth = width || 0;
     this.maxLineWidth = 0;
@@ -9146,7 +9151,7 @@ TextMorph.prototype.init = function (
     this.currentlySelecting = false;
     this.startMark = 0;
     this.endMark = 0;
-    this.markedTextColor = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.markedTextColor = WHITE;
     this.markedBackgoundColor = new Color(60, 60, 120);
 
     // initialize inherited properties:
@@ -9694,7 +9699,7 @@ TriggerMorph.prototype.init = function (
     TriggerMorph.uber.init.call(this);
 
     // override inherited properites:
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.color = WHITE;
     this.createLabel();
 };
 
@@ -10741,7 +10746,7 @@ ListMorph.prototype.init = function (
     ListMorph.uber.init.call(this);
 
     this.contents.acceptsDrops = false;
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.color = WHITE;
     this.hBar.alpha = 0.6;
     this.vBar.alpha = 0.6;
     this.elements = elements || [];
@@ -10882,7 +10887,7 @@ StringFieldMorph.prototype.init = function (
     this.isNumeric = isNumeric || false;
     this.text = null;
     StringFieldMorph.uber.init.call(this);
-    this.color = new Color(255, 255, 255);
+    this.color = WHITE;
     this.isEditable = true;
     this.acceptsDrops = false;
     this.createText();
@@ -11062,7 +11067,7 @@ HandMorph.prototype.changed = function () {
     var b;
     if (this.world !== null) {
         b = this.cachedFullBounds || this.fullBounds();
-        if (!b.extent().eq(new Point())) {
+        if (!b.extent().eq(ZERO)) {
             this.world.broken.push(b.spread());
         }
     }