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	MacAddict Forums / Brushed Metal 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Safari brushed metal is not as egregious as a lot of the other brushed metal apps.
		Brushed metal used to have deep, well-defined texturing, a prominent gradient, a thick, deep bevel around all the edges of windows, and large, thick borders on everything.
		I agree that brushed metal is not an improvement on Aqua, but it has been improved much over time, and I hope it only continues to improve (ie.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/topic/25478 (1386 words)

	MacSlash \| Panther: Brushed Metal?
		Brushed metal is so horribly, hideously, amazingly, astoundingly, stupidly ugly that it's beyond my imagination that anyone could possibly be enough of a moron to change all of OS X to it.
		Brushed metal is more of a "perfection of what Windows never was" and an improvement on the classic interface.
		Brushed metal Safari, please how %&# ugly is it - hell it can't even use a standard bloody progress bar, let's color in the damn textbox why don't we.
	macslash.org /articles/03/03/28/0429245.shtml (5291 words)

	#2 Brushed metal. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		My theory is as follows, Apple made a new theme called brushed metal, and originally wanted it too be used for specific task but then realized it was to good looking and usefully to restrict it's use.
		Metal even reminds people of the "platinum theme" used in OS 9, which was a good interface design.
		Metal is emotionally very close to an actual 3d interface.
	www.jasperhauser.nl /camino/bi/bi_2.html (758 words)

	Daring Fireball: Does This Brushed Metal Stuff Really Even Matter?
		One common justification for defending brushed metal — beyond just liking the way it looks — is that it makes it easier to pick out windows from metal apps using ExposÃ©, or when just a few pixels of a background window are visible behind the front window.
		The texture of brushed metal windows is exactly the same when they’re in the foreground and background.
		The point of this postscript is not to proclaim brushed metal’s indistinctive active/background states as a singular reason to abandon it, nor do I hold out any hope that it’ll change any minds regarding the current state of affairs.
	daringfireball.net /2004/10/does_brushed_metal_matter (740 words)

	MacNN Forums - What's the big deal about the Brushed Metal?
		And btw, about "hi-tech", no. Brushed Metal made its debut in 1999 in Quicktime 4, which was immediately hated by everyone with a clue.
		The brushed metal look is used on much of todays high end audio equipment though I do feel it doesn't look right on Safari but it adds flair to iMovie, iTunes, iPhoto and iSync, it makes them look more professional.
		You'll notice that most of the complaints about brushed metal, well-articulated as they are by our members, are of a fairly niggling aesthetic variety.
	forums.macnn.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=190893 (2115 words)

	inessential.com: Weblog: Comments for ‘Updated brushed metal guidelines’
		Metal - ugly though it is - is the only option if you want to clearly seperate different areas on screen.
		yeah, the problem is not that metal windows look heavy (although they do), the problem is that the fact that there are two kinds of windows makes the interface inconsistent.
		It's also true that metal windows aren't as functional as normal windows: it's hard to discern active windows from inactive ones, and the aqua interface elements (like the sheets used to open or save things) look out of place.
	inessential.com /?comments=1&postid=2689 (1091 words)

	Sign the petition to stop the brushed metal in the OS X 10.3 Finder (kottke.org)
		although, i kinda view brushed metal as such a platform independant look for apple, as it was introduced in quicktime, so seeing it proliferate into the finder strikes me as odd.
		brushed metal is both functionally better (larger drag area) and aesthetically better (no silly stripes).
		Personally, I think this whole brushed metal thing is a fad by today's kids to scare their parents.
	www.kottke.org /remainder/03/09/4482.html (2522 words)

	OSNews.com - Exploring the Future of Computing
		Brushed Metal would finally get me to upgrade, as well as gain more respect from other OS users, and the Mac-heads hate it.
		Metalization should be an option that extends not only to windows, but also to the taskbar in the finder, icon sets, cursors, etc...
		According to Apple UI guidlines Brushed Metal is only for single window applications that have some kind of functionality and resamblance to a real world media-appliance.
	www.osnews.com /comment.php?news_id=3135&limit=no (5582 words)

	Michael Tsai - Blog - Source Lists and Brushed Metal
		It’s not worth thinking about this too deeply, because the brushed metal guidelines are more a retroactive justification for Apple’s design fetishes than a set of sound principles for designing usable, consistent interfaces.
		Also note that they’re now called &ldquo;brushed metal windows” rather than “textured windows.” Hopefully this is meant as a reassurance that the texture won’t be changed to Blue Dalmation in Mac OS X 10.4.
		I agree with "the brushed metal guidelines are more a retroactive justification for Appleâs design fetishes than a set of sound principles for designing usable, consistent interfaces".
	mjtsai.com /blog/2003/11/06/source_lists_and_brushed_ (895 words)

	Daring Fireball: Brushed Metal and the HIG
		The HIG states, “Don’t use the brushed metal look indiscriminately”, but indiscriminate is precisely the word to describe Apple’s use of it.
		The HIG ought to be revised to accurately describe Apple’s de facto policy on the use of the brushed metal theme: that there are suggestions for when to use it, but that it’s ultimately capricious and subject to the whims of the developer.
		Ideally, the brushed metal theme either wouldn’t exist or would only be used by Apple when certain well-defined criteria — such as those in the current HIG — are met.
	daringfireball.net /2004/10/brushedmetal (672 words)

	IDENTITY CRISIS - All the best Skins & Models in one tidy wicker basket! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Metal always has some color to it, no matter how faint it is. I chose a blue color for this tutorial.
		The reason to do use the photos is to get slight variations in color and saturation and give the metal a more weathered feel.
		Metal can be a very easy effect to create, as long as you know the tricks.
	planetunreal.com /identitycrisis/tutorials/ut-skinning-tutorials/brushed-metal/index.shtml (655 words)

	Polished/Brushed Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To change the plain gray brushed metal to another color, add a new layer to your canvas.
		Drag the new layer behind the brushed metal layer.
		Set the compositing effect drop-down for the brushed metal layer to multiply.
	www.tech.purdue.edu /cg/courses/cgt211/private/textures/polished/index.html (175 words)

	#6 Brushed metal II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But when a developer chooses to create a metal themed application Apple offers a metal theme which is as refined as the aqua theme, offering special scroll bars buttons, pop-up list and all the other GUI elements needed to create an application.
		But until OS X 10.2 no one was able to create their own metal themed application.
		Secondly Apple also realized that since the metal theme gained success they needed to make the metal theme available for the developers of their platform.
	www.jasperhauser.nl /camino/bi/bi_6.html (410 words)

	[BioRUST Design Community] :: Tutorials >> Brushed Metal
		Brushed metal effects are, without a shadow of a doubt, extremely popular amongst all Photoshop users.
		Step 2: Now brush that metal by selecting Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, with the angle set to -45 degrees, and the distance set to 20px.
		The sphere on the left, for example, is a blend of the metal texture, with a Shiny Sphere.
	biorust.com /index.php?page=tutorial_detail&tutid=28 (300 words)

	brushed metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	www.tihministries.com /search/brushed%20metal (73 words)

	julian/blog » Blog Archive » Brushed Metal and Friends
		John Gruber posts about brushed metal in Mac OS X, mentioning the various problems with Apple’s current use of it and the fact that they’re not even consistent with themselves.
		At least all of the pro apps are using the same theme engine—sometimes Carbon-based Brushed Metal apps don’t all get updated at the same time and things are even more of a mess.
		Now with Tiger we won’t have just Aqua, Brushed Metal (in a few variants), and Pro Apps—we may also have Spotlight-style widgets in other applications.
	missig.org /julian/blog/2004/10/17/brushed-metal-and-friends (306 words)

	brushed metal - Topic Powered by Infopop
		But it seems that with Panther, brushed metal is becoming the Apple de facto standard, and for consistency I'd like Notebook to match my other apps - like Safari, Mellel, Pathfinder and the i-apps - in appearance.
		Fri August 08 2003 03:52 PM I think metal, metal, everywhere (as the Mac UI seems to be going) is, well, not a great idea.
		I can't say it perceptively slows the applications down (it depends upon your machine), but the metal texture takes a lot more computational resources than simply filling an area with color.
	circusponies.infopop.cc /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/425600812/m/137606882 (283 words)

	Updated brushed metal guidelines
		The Brushed Metal theme with different graphics and a different pager.
		securitas writes "Intel is contemplating using metal instead of silicon in future chips for the 'transistor gate, which controls whether a transistor is on or...
		As in a metal window, there is no line between the top of the window and the toolbar buttons.
	www.stargeek.com /item/22151.html (6921 words)

	Just a Few More Minutes: Brushed Metal Safari
		Safari is a bit of an odd duck in that the browser window has a brushed metal appearance, in apparent contravention of Apple's own Human Interface Guidelines :
		This window style has been designed specifically for use by -- and is therefore best suited to -- applications that provide an interface for a digital peripheral, such as a camera, or an interface for managing data shared with digital peripherals, such as the Address Book application.
		Steven Fisher, a Camino developer, suggests, "Looking at all the pre-Safari metal apps (iTunes, Calculator, Sherlock, iCal, iChat, iPhoto, Address Book, etc, etc) it's fairly obvious what they share in common: They're all applications that don't follow the a document model.
	blog.tp.org /chip/archives/000386.html (348 words)

	Scrolling, Typing, & Slowness = Brushed Metal? - MozillaZine Forums
		I AM using the Latest brushed metal theme from Jon in the UK and an icon theme called Molokini with ChimerIcon.
		I'd be over the moon if the devs found time to give brushed metal as an option - but realistically, I guess they have bigger fish to fry.
		First of all i'd like to let everybody know that the brushed metal interface is a much more GPU intensive theme than the regular Aqua so in anny case any brushed metal app will feel slower than an aqua app.
	forums.mozillazine.org /viewtopic.php?t=9334 (866 words)

	Panther: Brushed Metal?
		The brushed metal is primarily in the title bar and buttonbar areas, which SHOULD be recessed in favor of the "content." I'll go out on a limb and guess that most of your Word docs and web browser pages are whatever color they're supposed to be.
		The "rules" you refer to are for the Apple HIG "exception apps." If Metal becomes this season's Aqua, then those rules go out the window.
		If you think a neutral grey is less elegant and has less "shock value" than bright, translucent gummis in all the colors of the rainbow...
	macslash.org /comments.pl?sid=3200&cid=9937 (252 words)

	MDU: Aqua or Brushed Metal? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Since Panther is still in beta, it is always possible that this could change, but it’s the best information we have at this time.
		If you go to MacInTouch and search for Brushed Metal, you’ll see a microcosm of the debate there.
		To switch from Aqua to Brushed Metal, you would think that the Dock would possibly change, along with the default icons on the system, but thats something which I guess i’ll have to wait a little until I have got Panther installed on my system.
	www.macdevuniversity.com /mod/forum/discuss.php?d=15 (512 words)

	Brushed metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I subscribed to Daring Fireball's news feed today and saw John's article from October 16 on the "brushed metal" theme for Macintosh.
		Yes, only two are available to third party developers (Aqua & brushed metal).
		But, Apple uses a third theme in their professional applications like Final Cut Pro (or Express) and yet a fourth theme in Garageband.
	www.brewingdesigns.com /archives/000038.html (183 words)

	Handsome Bennett Wall Mirror In Brushed Metal
		Elegant, strong, and engaging, this handsome Bennett wall mirror features a metal frame and a spacious mirror surface.
		The frame is finished in brushed brass, with brushed silver accents in each of the corners.
		This attractive piece of home décor measures 32 inches wide and 44 inches tall; the mirror itself is beveled and measures 24 x 36.
	www.4myrooms.com /058383.html (66 words)

	ditto: Does This Brushed Metal Stuff Really Even Matter? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I should be able to choose all metal or all Aqua.
		I'm neutral about brushed metal, but I agree 100% about toolbars.
		Drawers are annoying (the aren't always available, and I often have to go and hunt for how to open them).
	sean.typepad.com /ditto/2004/10/does_this_brush.html (201 words)

	OS X Odyssey 452 - Banishing "Brushed Metal" With Metallifizer 1.2
		Their freeware application Metallifizer will enable or disable brushed metal appearance on selected or all Cocoa applications under Mac OS X 10.2 (this includes Safari, Address Book, iChat, Calculator and others, but not iTunes and QuickTime Player, since the latter are Carbon applications).
		If you want a particular application to appear with the brushed metal interface, Add it using the "Add" button, then make sure "Metallifize" is selected in the drop down menu next to the name.
		If you want to remove brushed metal interface from a particular application, Add it using the "Add" button, then make sure "Demetallifize" is selected from the drop down menu next to the name.
	www.applelinks.com /p5/index.php/more/os_x_odyssey_452_banishing_brushed_metal_with_metallifizer_12 (937 words)

	Switchblog
		Metal T5 I heard that the upcoming Tungsten T5 will have a metal body.
		Inspired by the Brushed iPod, I finally got enough courage to play around with my iPod and brushed its metal back.
		However, it was not a normal scrubbing motion, I had to make sure that it went in one direction to obtain parallel brushed metal lines.
	www.suplido.com /joel/archives/2004_09.html (4282 words)

	MacAddict Forums / brushed metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I'm gonna welcome brushed metal as a overall look to the system (ie: the edges and headers of windows, etc...) over all this white staring back at me.
		The first non-multimedia brushed metal app I have seen which I have not altered is Mellel 1.6.
		It looks good enough that I actually hope Panther makes brushed metal the new standard, the way Aqua is now, or at least makes it an option, like the Aqua and Graphite appearance options now.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/topic/25286 (1232 words)

	Brushed Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Brushed Alpha Metals Waterflow 2000 Water Soluble Flux And Brush (51051) Metal
		Brushed 4.5 Inch, 115 V, 600 Watt Angle Grinder, HG 450 Metal
		Brushed "Milwaukee Hammer Drill and Metal Cutting Saw Kit — 18 Volt, 1/2in.
	www.tools2.com /brushed_metal.htm (263 words)

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