diff --git a/Example/Podfile.lock b/Example/Podfile.lock
index 307671d..b201e2b 100644
--- a/Example/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Example/Podfile.lock
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: f0cdc6633e8d65e479af433fa427d7c0ce7c72b1
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.11.3
+COCOAPODS: 1.14.3
diff --git a/Paralayout/ViewDistributionAxis.swift b/Paralayout/ViewDistributionAxis.swift
index af5a5bf..0885886 100644
--- a/Paralayout/ViewDistributionAxis.swift
+++ b/Paralayout/ViewDistributionAxis.swift
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@ internal enum ViewDistributionAxis {
 
     // MARK: - Internal Methods
 
-    internal func amount(of insets: UIEdgeInsets) -> CGFloat {
-        switch self {
-        case .horizontal:
-            return insets.horizontalAmount
-        case .vertical:
-            return insets.verticalAmount
-        }
-    }
-
     internal func size(of rect: CGRect) -> CGFloat {
         switch self {
         case .horizontal:
diff --git a/Paralayout/ViewDistributionItem.swift b/Paralayout/ViewDistributionItem.swift
index dae79f8..77a98b9 100644
--- a/Paralayout/ViewDistributionItem.swift
+++ b/Paralayout/ViewDistributionItem.swift
@@ -23,11 +23,17 @@ public enum ViewDistributionItem: ViewDistributionSpecifying {
     case view(UIView, UIEdgeInsets)
 
     /// A constant spacer between two other elements.
-    case fixed(CGFloat)
+    case fixed(CGSize)
 
     /// Proportional spacer, a fraction of the space not taken up by UIViews or fixed spacers.
     case flexible(CGFloat)
 
+    // MARK: - Public Static Methods
+
+    public static func fixed(_ dimension: CGFloat) -> ViewDistributionItem {
+        .fixed(.init(width: dimension, height: dimension))
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Public Properties
 
     /// Itself: `DistributionItem` trivially conforms to `ViewDistributionSpecifying`.
@@ -129,14 +135,20 @@ public enum ViewDistributionItem: ViewDistributionSpecifying {
     /// Returns the length of the DistributionItem (`axis` and `multiplier` are relevant only for `.view` and
     /// `.flexible` items, respectively).
     internal func layoutSize(along axis: ViewDistributionAxis, multiplier: CGFloat = 1) -> CGFloat {
-        switch self {
-        case .view(let view, let insets):
-            return axis.size(of: view.untransformedFrame) - axis.amount(of: insets)
+        switch (self, axis) {
+        case let (.view(view, insets), .horizontal):
+            return axis.size(of: view.untransformedFrame) - insets.horizontalAmount
+
+        case let (.view(view, insets), .vertical):
+            return axis.size(of: view.untransformedFrame) - insets.verticalAmount
+
+        case let (.fixed(size), .horizontal):
+            return size.width
 
-        case .fixed(let margin):
-            return margin
+        case let (.fixed(size), .vertical):
+            return size.height
 
-        case .flexible(let space):
+        case let (.flexible(space), _):
             return space * multiplier
         }
     }