# Height Recorder Xylophones Weiche Wu Designs a Children's Measuring Device That Turns into Music By Kevin Young | Published 2012-05-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weiche-wu References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/05/24/remember-growing-up/) & [wuweiche](http://www.wuweiche.com/2012/05/02-height-recorder.html?utm_source=BP_recent) Designer Weiche Wu comes up with a height recorder design that'll preserve those [childhood memories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonic-heirloom) nobody wants to lose. The Height Recorder is a [wooden measuring stick](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/setime-clock) designed to be mounted onto a wall or door frame to track a child's growth during his youth. Instead of using the door frame to make the markings, users can track the growth on the Height Recorder so that when it's time to move on, the memories can come with. When the Height Recorder is complete, users can slice up the stick and turn it into a [musical xylophone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otonomori). Everyone grows at a different rate and in turn this makes the DIY xylophone completely different in looks and sounds. What better way is there to remember a childhood with the sounds of music? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Personalized Growth Tracking:** Creating personalized, sentimental items for children’s growth milestones can be a valuable niche market opportunity. - **Eco-friendly DIY Products:** Designing eco-friendly DIY products that utilize materials in a sustainable and creative way could be a market disruptor. - **Narrative-driven Products:** Products that focus on building and preserving family narratives can be a compelling value-proposition for consumers. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Children's Furniture:** The children’s furniture industry could explore how to create dynamic and reusable growth-tracking products. - **DIY Instrument-making Kits:** Designing DIY instrument-making kits using sustainable materials can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the musical instrument industry. - **Family Memory Preservation:** The family memories and keepsake industry could explore ways to create meaningful, narrative-driven products to be passed on for generations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Child-Centric Growth Measurement Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/growth-measurement-app.md) - [Wooden Multitrack Recorders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/5-moons.md) - [Record-Making Music Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/po80-record-factory-kit.md) - [Magnifying Measurement Rulers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fun-sizes-ruler.md) - [Kid-Friendly Synth Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fourstep-sequencer.md) - [Inclusively Designed Music Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ovo-melody-toy.md) - [Durable Musical Children’s Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/together-in-tune-piano.md) - [Music Analysis Compact Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/analist.md) - [Sleek Rounded Measuring Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enso-tape.md)