Distancias Heredadas
A literary exploration of migration, memory, family, and the invisible inheritances that travel across generations.
Coming Fall 2026
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Jorge R. Obando
Writer · Product Designer · Systems Thinker
I write and build systems that explore memory, identity, and the way we experience the world through moments.
About
Jorge R. Obando is a Costa Rican–born writer and product designer based in the United States.
His work is shaped by movement between places, cultures, and perspectives, exploring how memory, experience, and relationships quietly shape the way we see the world.
Through writing and design, he builds systems that organize thought, experience, and meaning into structures that can be shared, understood, and revisited over time.
Books
What Remains
A bilingual book in fragments—moments, memories, and reflections presented through a visual, print-only format.
The Tracks Remember
A reflective travel narrative about family, memory, and the moments that stay with us long after they’ve passed.
Trains and Castles
A companion story for younger readers, built from the same journey and sense of discovery.
Forthcoming Books
Works currently in development.
Inherited Distances
The English edition of Distancias Heredadas, bringing the same story of migration, memory, and belonging to a broader audience.
Coming Fall 2026
What If?
A reflective design narrative exploring how better questions changed products, technology, and the way we think about continuity.
Coming Fall 2026
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Themes
Memory
Identity
Travel
Family
Connection
Loss
Reflection
Bilingual experience
Product design
Systems thinking