diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c975a596..ce69f2a2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -24,6 +24,25 @@
 
     - New 'withTrace' function for setting the Trace of a diagram
 
+    - Three new size-related functions:
+
+      - New 'sized' function for scaling an object to a particular size.
+        One particularly nice use of this is to obviate the need to keep
+        fiddling with the line width to get diagrams to "look right";
+        just set the line width relative to some arbitrary scale
+        (e.g. assuming the final diagram will fit into a 1x1 box) and
+        then apply 'sized' to the final diagram to make it that given
+        arbitrary size.  It can also be used for easily making something
+        (a diagram, path, trail, ...) the same size as something else,
+        with the help of the new 'sizeSpec2D' function.
+
+      - New 'sizedAs' function, for setting the size of some object to
+        be "the same as" some other object.
+
+      - New 'sizeSpec2D' function for conveniently calculating the size
+        of an object as a SizeSpec2D value (for use with the new 'sized'
+        funtion).
+
   * New instances
 
     - The Show instance for R2 now produces something like "2 & 6"
@@ -49,6 +68,9 @@
     - Data.Colour is now re-exported from Diagrams.Prelude for
       convenience.
 
+    - Diagrams.TwoD.Adjust.adjustSize is now deprecated; it has been
+      renamed and moved to Diagrams.TwoD.Size.requiredScaleT.
+
   * Dependency/version changes
   
     - Allow data-default 0.4 and 0.5
diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs
index fed216d3..e040a856 100644
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD.hs
@@ -164,13 +164,16 @@ module Diagrams.TwoD
 
          -- * Size
          -- ** Computing size
-       , width, height, size2D
+       , width, height, size2D, sizeSpec2D
        , extentX, extentY, center2D
 
          -- ** Specifying size
        , SizeSpec2D(..)
        , mkSizeSpec
 
+         -- ** Adjusting size
+       , sized, sizedAs
+
          -- * Visual aids for understanding the internal model
        , showOrigin
        , showOrigin'
diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Adjust.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Adjust.hs
index 478c5bcd..1c367252 100644
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Adjust.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Adjust.hs
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ module Diagrams.TwoD.Adjust
       setDefault2DAttributes
     , adjustDiaSize2D
     , adjustDia2D
-    , adjustSize
-    , requiredScale
-
+    , adjustSize     -- for backwards compatibility
+    , requiredScale  -- re-exported for backwards compatibility
     ) where
 
 import Diagrams.Core
@@ -29,7 +28,9 @@ import Diagrams.Attributes  (lw, lc)
 import Diagrams.Util        ((#))
 
 import Diagrams.TwoD.Types  (R2, p2)
-import Diagrams.TwoD.Size   (size2D, center2D, SizeSpec2D(..))
+import Diagrams.TwoD.Size   ( size2D, center2D, SizeSpec2D(..)
+                            , requiredScaleT, requiredScale
+                            )
 import Diagrams.TwoD.Text   (fontSize)
 
 import Data.AffineSpace     ((.-.))
@@ -99,29 +100,8 @@ adjustDia2D :: Monoid' m
 adjustDia2D getSize setSize b opts d
   = adjustDiaSize2D getSize setSize b opts (d # setDefault2DAttributes # freeze)
 
--- | @adjustSize spec sz@ returns a transformation (a uniform scale)
---   which can be applied to something of size @sz@ to make it the
---   requested size @spec@.
+{-# DEPRECATED adjustSize "Use Diagrams.TwoD.Size.requiredScaleT instead." #-}
+-- | Re-export 'requiredScaleT' with the name 'adjustSize' for
+--   backwards compatibility.
 adjustSize :: SizeSpec2D -> (Double, Double) -> Transformation R2
-adjustSize spec size = scaling (requiredScale spec size)
-
--- | @requiredScale spec sz@ returns a scaling factor necessary to
---   make something of size @sz@ fit the requested size @spec@,
---   without changing the aspect ratio.  Hence an explicit
---   specification of both dimensions may not be honored if the aspect
---   ratios do not match; in that case the scaling will be as large as
---   possible so that the object still fits within the requested size.
-requiredScale :: SizeSpec2D -> (Double, Double) -> Double
-requiredScale Absolute _    = 1
-requiredScale (Width wSpec) (w,_)
-  | wSpec == 0 || w == 0 = 1
-  | otherwise            = wSpec / w
-requiredScale (Height hSpec) (_,h)
-  | hSpec == 0 || h == 0 = 1
-  | otherwise            = hSpec / h
-requiredScale (Dims wSpec hSpec) (w,h) = s
-  where xscale  = wSpec / w
-        yscale  = hSpec / h
-        s'      = min xscale yscale
-        s | isInfinite s' = 1
-          | otherwise     = s'
+adjustSize = requiredScaleT
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diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Size.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Size.hs
index 16569703..1315ec49 100644
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Size.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Size.hs
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@ module Diagrams.TwoD.Size
        (
          -- * Size and extent of diagrams in R2
          -- ** Computing sizes
-         width, height, size2D
+         width, height, size2D, sizeSpec2D
        , extentX, extentY, center2D
 
          -- ** Specifying sizes
        , SizeSpec2D(..)
        , mkSizeSpec
+
+       , requiredScaleT, requiredScale
+
+         -- ** Changing the size of things
+       , sized, sizedAs
        ) where
 
 import Diagrams.Core
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@ height = maybe 0 (negate . uncurry (-)) . extentY
 size2D :: (Enveloped a, V a ~ R2) => a -> (Double, Double)
 size2D = width &&& height
 
+-- | Compute the size of an enveloped object as a 'SizeSpec2D' value.
+sizeSpec2D :: (Enveloped a, V a ~ R2) => a -> SizeSpec2D
+sizeSpec2D = uncurry Dims . size2D
+
 -- | Compute the absolute  x-coordinate range of an enveloped object in
 --   R2, in  the form (lo,hi).   Return @Nothing@ for objects  with an
 --   empty envelope.
@@ -90,4 +99,45 @@ mkSizeSpec :: Maybe Double -> Maybe Double -> SizeSpec2D
 mkSizeSpec Nothing  Nothing  = Absolute
 mkSizeSpec (Just w) Nothing  = Width w
 mkSizeSpec Nothing  (Just h) = Height h
-mkSizeSpec (Just w) (Just h) = Dims w h
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+mkSizeSpec (Just w) (Just h) = Dims w h
+
+-- | @requiredScaleT spec sz@ returns a transformation (a uniform scale)
+--   which can be applied to something of size @sz@ to make it fit the
+--   requested size @spec@, without changing the aspect ratio.
+requiredScaleT :: SizeSpec2D -> (Double, Double) -> Transformation R2
+requiredScaleT spec size = scaling (requiredScale spec size)
+
+-- | @requiredScale spec sz@ returns a scaling factor necessary to
+--   make something of size @sz@ fit the requested size @spec@,
+--   without changing the aspect ratio.  Hence an explicit
+--   specification of both dimensions may not be honored if the aspect
+--   ratios do not match; in that case the scaling will be as large as
+--   possible so that the object still fits within the requested size.
+requiredScale :: SizeSpec2D -> (Double, Double) -> Double
+requiredScale Absolute _    = 1
+requiredScale (Width wSpec) (w,_)
+  | wSpec == 0 || w == 0 = 1
+  | otherwise            = wSpec / w
+requiredScale (Height hSpec) (_,h)
+  | hSpec == 0 || h == 0 = 1
+  | otherwise            = hSpec / h
+requiredScale (Dims wSpec hSpec) (w,h) = s
+  where xscale  = wSpec / w
+        yscale  = hSpec / h
+        s'      = min xscale yscale
+        s | isInfinite s' = 1
+          | otherwise     = s'
+
+-- | Uniformly scale any enveloped object so that it fits within the
+--   given size.
+sized :: (Transformable a, Enveloped a, V a ~ R2)
+      => SizeSpec2D -> a -> a
+sized spec a = transform (requiredScaleT spec (size2D a)) a
+
+-- | Uniformly scale an enveloped object so that it \"has the same
+--   size as\" (fits within the width and height of) some other
+--   object.
+sizedAs :: ( Transformable a, Enveloped a, V a ~ R2
+           , Enveloped b, V b ~ R2)
+        => b -> a -> a
+sizedAs other = sized (sizeSpec2D other)
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