# Pictographic Weighing Machines The Weight Recorder Draws Out the Pounds By Senduran Bhakthakumaran | Published 2012-03-19 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-weight-recorder References: [fastcodesign](http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669270/a-scale-that-sketches-your-weight-like-rings-in-a-tree) & [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/46784/) The Weight Recorder scale displays one’s weight using pictures rather than numbers. It looks like a fragile device, but rest assured The Weight Recorder does the trick. Where normally a glass screen would be for users to see a numerical representation of their weight, a pencil has been fastened to draw out [changes in weight](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/progress-trackers1) for a more in-depth analysis of change over time. One can monitor how exactly their weight has progressed. This can be useful for parents who wish to understand the effects of [healthy diets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capy-diet) on their children or perhaps the entire family as well. This picto-scale style of weight-watching is a solid attempt at giving families the tools to find trends in [weight patterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cly-pixel) without having to consult a doctor’s records. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 39% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Pictographic Monitoring:** Opportunity for companies to develop weight monitoring devices that track body change patterns with simple pictures instead of numeric values. - **Personalized Family Wellness:** Opportunity for companies to create wellness tools that involve families by increasing the user-friendliness and inclusivity with this pictographic as an element. - **Weight Trend Visualizations:** Opportunity to produce weight recording devices that depict trend visualization for ease-of-use as an added value aside from numerical representation. ### Where This Applies - **Fitness Technology:** This trend presents an opportunity for the wellness industry to develop innovative devices and gadgets to help people monitor and achieve healthy weights. - **Family Health Technology:** Opportunity for family health technology companies to develop devices that promote wellness and are inclusive of family lifestyle habits. - **Smart Weighing Scales:** Opportunity to improve scales by incorporating picto-scale as a trend to visualize and monitor weight trends along with other sophisticated features as added value. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Skateboard-Inspired Body Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skateboard-scale.md) - [Smart Health Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/withings-body-scan-2.md) - [Multifunctional Home Smart Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wyze-scale-ultra.md) - [High-Precision Sensor Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/household-smart-scale.md) - [Feather-Safe Bird Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perchcare.md) - [Two-Part Kitchen Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lari-weighing-scale.md) - [App-Connected Food Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-nutrition-scale-1.md) - [Musculoskeletal Health-Analyzing Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/careco-fisica.md) - [Size-Inclusive Weight Scales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/premium-wide-base-weight-scale.md)