1
Mirror, not paint
The surface reflects its field rather than wearing a flat coat — speculars track the room, so the dark ground is the whole point, never a styling accident.
2
Cool by chemistry
Highlights stay blue-violet, never gold. Warm metal reads as brass; we keep the alloy on the cold side of the spectrum so it reads as mercury, not jewelry.
3
Bevel does the work
Every edge gets a glossy inset highlight and a darkened underside — flat matte gray is forbidden here, because flatness kills the illusion of liquid metal.
4
Type cut from alloy
Headlines ride a silver-to-violet gradient sweep — rounded geometric forms only, the kind of letterforms that look poured rather than printed.