Actually, the original title was "the psychology of everyday things", but he changed it to "design" in subsequent editions/printings because he felt it was clea

Actually, the original title was "the psychology of everyday things", but he changed it to "design" in subsequent editions/printings because he felt it was clearer more to the point.[1] [1] The book was originally published in 1988 with the title The Psychology of Everyday Things. Norman said his academic peers liked that title, but believed the new title better conveyed the content of the book and better attracted interested readers. It is often referred to by the initialisms POET and DOET. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things