Brushed metal Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

How Apple introduced brushed metal

by Dave Caolo (Mar 11th, 2013)

Remember when "brushed metal" dominated the look of Apple's software products, including OS X? Stephen Hackett at 512 Pixels does, and he's put together a look at its origins. Brushed metal didn't debut with Mac OS X 10.3, as many believe. Instead, Hackett notes, the UI motif first slipped onto ...

Daring Fireball: brushed metal saga continues

by David Chartier (Jan 14th, 2006)

"Brushed Metal: Can I borrow a hundred dollars?Safari puts his hand on the door to close it.Safari: I have to go.Brushed Metal: Fifty?Safari: Get out of here."After this week's release of a completely non-Brushed Metal iLife 06 suite, Daring Fireball's John Gruber is at it again with ...