diff --git a/include/ilogwriter.h b/include/ilogwriter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdb3ebee52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ilogwriter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace applog
+{
+
+enum ELogLevel
+{
+	SYS_VERBOSE = 0,
+	SYS_STANDARD,
+	SYS_WARNING,
+	SYS_ERROR,
+	SYS_NUM_LOGLEVELS,
+};
+
+/**
+ * greebo: A LogDevice is a class which is able to take log output.
+ *
+ * Examples of LogDevices are the Console and the DarkRadiant logfile.
+ * Note: Use the LogWriter::attach() method to register a class for logging.
+ */
+class ILogDevice
+{
+public:
+	virtual ~ILogDevice() {}
+
+	/**
+	 * greebo: This method gets called by the ILogWriter with
+	 * a log string as argument.
+	 */
+	virtual void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, ELogLevel level) = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Central logging hub, dispatching any incoming log messages 
+ * to all attached ILogDevices.
+ */
+class ILogWriter
+{
+public:
+	virtual ~ILogWriter()
+	{}
+
+	/**
+	 * greebo: Writes the given buffer p with the given length to the
+	 * various output devices (i.e. Console and Log file).
+	 */
+	virtual void write(const char* p, std::size_t length, ELogLevel level) = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * greebo: Use these methods to attach/detach a log device from the
+	 * writer class. After attaching a device, all log output
+	 * will be written to it.
+	 */
+	virtual void attach(ILogDevice* device) = 0;
+	virtual void detach(ILogDevice* device) = 0;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/radiant/log/Console.cpp b/radiant/log/Console.cpp
index 8be3480b30..72193fca66 100644
--- a/radiant/log/Console.cpp
+++ b/radiant/log/Console.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "wxutil/ConsoleView.h"
 #include <wx/sizer.h>
 
-#include "LogLevels.h"
 #include "LogWriter.h"
 #include "StringLogDevice.h"
 
diff --git a/radiant/log/Console.h b/radiant/log/Console.h
index d19a2b7728..b3930c8ff7 100644
--- a/radiant/log/Console.h
+++ b/radiant/log/Console.h
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "icommandsystem.h"
+#include "ilogwriter.h"
 
 #include <wx/panel.h>
 
 #include "wxutil/ConsoleView.h"
 #include "ui/common/CommandEntry.h"
-#include "LogDevice.h"
-
-namespace gtkutil { class ConsoleView; }
 
 namespace ui
 {
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ typedef std::shared_ptr<Console> ConsolePtr;
  */
 class Console :
 	public wxPanel,
-	public applog::LogDevice
+	public applog::ILogDevice
 {
 private:
 	wxutil::ConsoleView* _view;
@@ -57,10 +55,7 @@ class Console :
 	 * The log level indicates which tag is used for colouring the output.
 	 * (Note: this gets called by the LogWriter automatically).
 	 */
-	void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, applog::ELogLevel level);
-
-private:
-	void shutdown();
+	void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, applog::ELogLevel level) override;
 };
 
 } // namespace ui
diff --git a/radiant/log/LogDevice.h b/radiant/log/LogDevice.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dea025815..0000000000
--- a/radiant/log/LogDevice.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _LOG_DEVICE_H_
-#define _LOG_DEVICE_H_
-
-#include <string>
-#include "LogLevels.h"
-
-namespace applog {
-
-/**
- * greebo: A LogDevice is a class which is able to take log output.
- *
- * Examples of LogDevices are the Console and the DarkRadiant logfile.
- * Note: Use the LogWriter::attach() method to register a class for logging.
- */
-class LogDevice {
-public:
-    /**
-	 * Destructor
-	 */
-	virtual ~LogDevice() {}
-	/**
-	 * greebo: This method gets called by the Writer with
-	 * a logging string as argument.
-	 */
-	virtual void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, ELogLevel level) = 0;
-};
-
-} // namespace applog
-
-#endif /* _LOG_DEVICE_H_ */
diff --git a/radiant/log/LogFile.h b/radiant/log/LogFile.h
index 071aef0a96..92bc699493 100644
--- a/radiant/log/LogFile.h
+++ b/radiant/log/LogFile.h
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
-#include "LogDevice.h"
+#include "ilogwriter.h"
 
-namespace applog {
+namespace applog
+{
 
 // Shared_ptr forward declaration
 class LogFile;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<LogFile> LogFilePtr;
 
 class LogFile :
-	public LogDevice
+	public ILogDevice
 {
 	// The log file name including path
 	std::string _logFilename;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class LogFile :
 	 * Use this to write a string to the logfile. This usually gets
 	 * called by the LogWriter class, but it can be called independently.
 	 */
-	void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, ELogLevel level);
+	void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, ELogLevel level) override;
 
 	// Creates the singleton logfile with the given filename
 	static void create(const std::string& filename);
diff --git a/radiant/log/LogLevels.h b/radiant/log/LogLevels.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c9a4cd529d..0000000000
--- a/radiant/log/LogLevels.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _LOGLEVELS_H_
-#define _LOGLEVELS_H_
-
-namespace applog {
-
-enum ELogLevel
-{
-	SYS_VERBOSE = 0,
-	SYS_STANDARD,
-	SYS_WARNING,
-	SYS_ERROR,
-	SYS_NUM_LOGLEVELS,
-};
-
-} // namespace applog
-
-#endif /* _LOGLEVELS_H_ */
diff --git a/radiant/log/LogStreamBuf.h b/radiant/log/LogStreamBuf.h
index a7aa893e17..cd80e048ff 100644
--- a/radiant/log/LogStreamBuf.h
+++ b/radiant/log/LogStreamBuf.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#ifndef _LOG_STREAM_BUF_H_
-#define _LOG_STREAM_BUF_H_
+#pragma once
 
+#include "ilogwriter.h"
 #include <streambuf>
-#include "LogLevels.h"
 
-namespace applog {
+namespace applog 
+{
 
 /**
  * greebo: The LogStreamBuf adapts the std::streambuf to use to the
@@ -41,5 +41,3 @@ class LogStreamBuf :
 };
 
 } // namespace applog
-
-#endif /* _LOG_STREAM_BUF_H_ */
diff --git a/radiant/log/LogWriter.cpp b/radiant/log/LogWriter.cpp
index 51a138a19a..6d4e6597a0 100644
--- a/radiant/log/LogWriter.cpp
+++ b/radiant/log/LogWriter.cpp
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ void LogWriter::write(const char* p, std::size_t length, ELogLevel level)
 	std::string output(p, length);
 
 	// Visit all the logfiles and write the string
-	for (LogDevice* device : _devices)
+	for (auto device : _devices)
     {
 		device->writeLog(output, level);
 	}
 }
 
-void LogWriter::attach(LogDevice* device)
+void LogWriter::attach(ILogDevice* device)
 {
 	_devices.insert(device);
 }
 
-void LogWriter::detach(LogDevice* device)
+void LogWriter::detach(ILogDevice* device)
 {
 	_devices.erase(device);
 }
diff --git a/radiant/log/LogWriter.h b/radiant/log/LogWriter.h
index 42382596d8..bf742658bd 100644
--- a/radiant/log/LogWriter.h
+++ b/radiant/log/LogWriter.h
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <set>
-#include "LogLevels.h"
-#include "LogDevice.h"
+#include "ilogwriter.h"
 
-namespace applog {
+namespace applog
+{
 
-class LogWriter
+class LogWriter :
+	public ILogWriter
 {
+private:
 	// The set of unique log devices
-	typedef std::set<LogDevice*> LogDevices;
+	typedef std::set<ILogDevice*> LogDevices;
 	LogDevices _devices;
 
 public:
@@ -17,15 +19,15 @@ class LogWriter
 	 * greebo: Writes the given buffer p with the given length to the
 	 *         various output devices (i.e. Console and Log file).
 	 */
-	void write(const char* p, std::size_t length, ELogLevel level);
+	void write(const char* p, std::size_t length, ELogLevel level) override;
 
 	/**
 	 * greebo: Use these methods to attach/detach a log device from the
 	 *         writer class. After attaching a device, all log output
 	 *         will be written to it.
 	 */
-	void attach(LogDevice* device);
-	void detach(LogDevice* device);
+	void attach(ILogDevice* device) override;
+	void detach(ILogDevice* device) override;
 
 	// Contains the static singleton instance of this writer
 	static LogWriter& Instance();
diff --git a/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.cpp b/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.cpp
index 58f422b3bf..5e77742566 100644
--- a/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.cpp
+++ b/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ std::string StringLogDevice::getString(ELogLevel level)
 	};
 }
 
-void StringLogDevice::destroy() {
-	InstancePtr() = StringLogDevicePtr();
+void StringLogDevice::destroy()
+{
+	InstancePtr().reset();
 }
 
-StringLogDevicePtr& StringLogDevice::InstancePtr() {
-	static StringLogDevicePtr _instance;
-	return _instance;
+StringLogDevice::Ptr& StringLogDevice::InstancePtr()
+{
+	static Ptr _instancePtr;
+	return _instancePtr;
 }
 
 } // namespace applog
diff --git a/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.h b/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.h
index 2feaaa299b..fe8f7e5c18 100644
--- a/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.h
+++ b/radiant/log/StringLogDevice.h
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
-#ifndef _STRING_LOG_DEVICE_H_
-#define _STRING_LOG_DEVICE_H_
+#pragma once
 
 #include <sstream>
-#include "LogDevice.h"
 #include <memory>
+#include "ilogwriter.h"
 
-namespace applog {
-
-class StringLogDevice;
-typedef std::shared_ptr<StringLogDevice> StringLogDevicePtr;
+namespace applog
+{
 
 /**
  * greebo: A StringLogDevice is a class which logs into a local string buffer.
  */
 class StringLogDevice :
-	public LogDevice
+	public ILogDevice
 {
+private:
 	std::ostringstream _errorStream;
 	std::ostringstream _warningStream;
 	std::ostringstream _logStream;
+
 public:
+	typedef std::shared_ptr<StringLogDevice> Ptr;
+
 	StringLogDevice();
 	~StringLogDevice();
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class StringLogDevice :
 	 * greebo: This method gets called by the Writer with
 	 * a logging string as argument.
 	 */
-	void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, ELogLevel level);
+	void writeLog(const std::string& outputStr, ELogLevel level) override;
 
 	// Returns the temporary buffer for the given level
 	std::string getString(ELogLevel level);
@@ -35,9 +36,7 @@ class StringLogDevice :
 	// Destroys the static instance
 	static void destroy();
 
-	static StringLogDevicePtr& InstancePtr();
+	static Ptr& InstancePtr();
 };
 
 } // namespace applog
-
-#endif /* _STRING_LOG_DEVICE_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj b/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj
index 168c40c92c..9d8275496c 100644
--- a/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj
+++ b/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj
@@ -1560,9 +1560,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\layers\SetLayerSelectedWalker.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\Console.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\COutRedirector.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogDevice.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogFile.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogLevels.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogStream.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogStreamBuf.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogWriter.h" />
diff --git a/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj.filters b/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj.filters
index 7cc8b7641b..a6f90a280c 100644
--- a/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/tools/msvc/DarkRadiant.vcxproj.filters
@@ -2259,15 +2259,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\COutRedirector.h">
       <Filter>src\log</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogDevice.h">
-      <Filter>src\log</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogFile.h">
       <Filter>src\log</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogLevels.h">
-      <Filter>src\log</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\radiant\log\LogStream.h">
       <Filter>src\log</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/tools/msvc/include.vcxproj b/tools/msvc/include.vcxproj
index 47494a2e56..3fc3cf9b77 100644
--- a/tools/msvc/include.vcxproj
+++ b/tools/msvc/include.vcxproj
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\ikeyvaluestore.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\ilayer.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\ilightnode.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\ilogwriter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\imainframe.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\imainframelayout.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\imap.h" />