Quite some time ago I published an article about the history of condoms in Japan in particular, and the history of condoms in general. Next year New York’s Museum of Sex on Fifth Avenue will be holding an exhibition called: RUBBERS: the Life, History & Struggle of the Condom.

The condom exhibition is organized in partnership with the makers of Trojan Brand Condoms one of the leading brands in the US.

Opening on February 4, 2010, this exhibition takes a fun, functional, and fundamental look at the history and progression of the condom from a single object to its role a multidisciplinary artifact:

The iconic NYC Condom is going to change – again. Although this time it’s not going to be another major overhaul: The NYC Health Department wants to keep their rubbers interesting and asks New Yorks residents to design their own wrappers.

This is planned to be a limited edition that will replace parts of last years redesign made by Yves Béhar and his team. Their award winning design sure was one reason why the NYC Condom was picked up about 41 million times this year (from 2,200 venues ranging from hospitals and social service agencies to bars, clubs and coffee houses).

The new design will be unveiled in the fall of 2010. Read on to see how you could be the next NYC Condom designer.

Frequent readers of Condomunity.com will remember the Obama, Palin and the McCain Condoms that were the so popular during the Elections period in late 2008 and this year.

I just got an email from the maker of these clever viral condoms and so I’ve got some breaking news for you:

Cometh the Tiger Condom:

The Wrapper says Protect Your Wood and Approved for Swingers.

Ever seen a green condom? Introducing: Luemmeltueten – the first completely climate neutral condoms. The German condom brand plans to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by compensating the CO₂ released in the condoms’ production process.

Here’s why and how: Luemmeltueten produces not only five million rubbers per year, but unfortunately also 400 tons of CO₂. Approximately half of these emissions are offset by reforesting 2200 m² in a German forest near the condom factory. In South India, where the rubber is harvested in a FairDeal Trading fashion, the plantation workers are given solar-powered cookers. Each cooker will compensate 500kg in 5 years. Furthermore, to exemplify the climate friendly philosophy, the Lebenslust company uses only green electricity, bicycle couriers (where possible) and energy-saving lamps.

If you’ve ever dreamed of THE special dress that no one else has then this might be your chance. Adriana Bertini, the well known Brazilian condom artist, is selling her works.

As I’ve learned today the condom dresses will be on sale only for a limited time (and the last time apparently).

Bertini’s works had almost global appearances from magazines like TimeOut to newspapers like the LA Times and she even dressed models at a Shanghai (condom-) fashion show.

…is called Catch the Sperm. What sounds like a really cheap setup for a b-movie is actually one of the best campaigns for sex ed I’ve ever come across.

Just like the recently prosperous condom ringtone by the BBC World Service Trust, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health harnessed the power of the Internet and new media: They created and distributed Catch the Sperm, a 3.4 mb PC game to be played for free.

When the original CTS was released in 2001 it received worldwide coverage and more than 18 million downloads from 104 countries. 2002 the game was donwloaded more than 3 million times.

I meant to post this clever packaging design by Nagy/Poulsen for a long time and now finally the concept called (no) more sex has its rightful place on condomunity.com.

It is possibly one of the best concepts I’ve seen so far and tackle the awareness problem visually.

The Condom 3-Pack reveals a message everytime you take out a rubber to use.

Cannes Lions 2009, an international advertising festival, has just closed its doors with a condom brand coming out on top in two categories.

Sagami Rubber has been awarded gold in both the film category and the PR category for their website and film entitled “LOVE DISTANCE – Our distance, a billion millimeters,” created back in October 2008.

The storyline goes like this: A couple, separated by a long distance, run to meet each other at a point halfway between them. The whole journey was being documented on the website for everyone to watch during one month (Images of the two were broadcast live on the internet for one month until the moment they met and embraced at the midpoint).

Here’s one for all you people out there attempting to shoot a zombie movie right now (or whenever actually). It’s a tutorial and story written by the puppeteer and writer Mary Robinette Kowal and now proudly featured here for your convenience.

To make your Oscar-winning entrails just follow the steps outlined below from the shopping list to have them dry in your shower.

By the way: Condoms are also the ideal instrument for a cheap bloodshed effect. As a matter of fact many Indian movie makers use them for action films. The condoms just need to be hidden from the viewer, filled with crimson-pigmented liquid and are then ready to be stabbed.

Here you go: