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Transparency … the good and the bad ‘suboptimal’ …
“Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimise human well-being and overall system performance.” International Ergonomics Association
“Ergonomics is a science-based discipline that brings together knowledge from other subjects such as anatomy and physiology, psychology, engineering and statistics to ensure that designs complement the strengths and abilities of people and minimise the effects of their limitations. Rather than expecting people to adapt to a design that forces them to work in an uncomfortable, stressful or dangerous way, ergonomists and human factors specialists seek to understand how a product, workplace or system can be designed to suit the people who need to use it.
In achieving this aim, we need to understand and design for the variability represented in the population, spanning such attributes as age, size, strength, cognitive ability, prior experience, cultural expectations and goals. Qualified ergonomists are the only recognised professionals to have competency in optimising performance, safety and comfort.”
http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/Public/Resources/What_is_Ergonomics_.aspx
Here some examples of well done UI/UX, ergonomics and use of transparency.
Just as a reference and to think about and compare.
Would you enjoy developing websites (or whatever) on a semi-transparent IDE, day-after-day, year-after-year, 8-hours a day?