How can I change the OS X Lion Glossy Dock Notifications/Badges?
I'm not sure if I understand the problem without seeing a screenshot, but you can change the dock appearance to use the classic flat Dock style instead of the 3D glass style.

Paste this into a Terminal window and press return:

defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean true &amp;&amp; killall Dock


I much prefer the flat look myself. The glass shelf is so tacky.