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Today we’re starting a new series on condomunity.com about the “condomunity member“. It’s basically a character design tutorial like many others out there - just that I wanted it to be more like an illustration and possibly also an rss icon. I’ve picked 5 illustrators to hand in an artwork in their own typical style.

This condomunity member character tutorial is done by 29 years old greek illustrator and 2d animator, Ilias Sounas. The article covers some of his methods of creating characters and illustrations mainly in Adobe’s Illustrator and a short interview and overview of his work.

Some URls mentioned:

• Behance.net
• Smashingmagazine.com
• Coldhardflash.com

After the kind mention on Environmental graffiti I think the time has come to also release our prepared, perhaps a bit more detailed graphics on condom prices around the world. The survey is based on the average price of a Durex Elite 12 pack around the world (and not on other possibly cheaper possibilities). Interestingly enough the condoms in Ireland have a luxury tax on top of the price, which is absolutely ridicolous if you ask me.

You might also be interested in these previous articles:

• Cheap Condoms, Expensive Condoms for the whole list and original prices in British Pound
• 17 + Places to Buy Condoms Online and not paying too much for your condoms.

As Zurich (my hometown) tops the quality of living survey for the seventh time in a row, I’d like to share my “Condomunity Quality of Living 2008″ list.

There are 10 cities that have made the list this year because of various (and not always very important) reasons:

• Buenos Aires
  This city covered its Obelisk of Buenos Aires in a huge condom as part of an awareness campaign for the 2005 World Aids Day. Buenos Aires probably also has one of the most beautiful streetart examples for condom use “usa preservativo“.

Last week we’ve exclusively reported about the spray-on condom. The interview had me wondering what else might be out there worth having a look at. The result is 60 innovative patents you shouldn’t miss.

If you missed the spray-on condom discussion you can have a look at these previous articles:

• Spray-On Condom Not Coming (Anytime Soon) is our exclusive interview with the inventor of the spray-on condom Jan Vinzenz Krause
• Discvover the Future: CSI New York and Spray-on Condoms explains the functionality of the spray-on condom

We’re very pleased to feature our first news and this interview about the spray-on condom. It was in the end of 2006 that the idea of a spray-on condom was first presented to the press.

Now, almost 18 months later and shortly before the scheduled release date we could speak with Jan Vinzenz Krause, the inventor of the spray-on condom (original interview in German) and learned that:

In a nutshell: with the current technical possibilities available, the spray-on condom sadly cannot be realised. Such a product is yet to be put into practice.

Apart from the problems about the spray-on condom technique, we talked about a new technology, about embarking on a journey as an inventor and the future of the condom industry.

You can also have a look at our previous article about the spray-on condom:

• Discvover the Future: CSI New York and Spray-on Condoms

Hello out there!

As of today condomunity finally works on wordpress and I’d like to call this the official start and say: We’re out of beta! From now on there will be regular content and information about condoms and blogging. There are a few things I would like to bring to your attention:

• 1. Sister site
  We now have a german sister site blogging about “Kondome“.

Today we’re publishing our second condom brand review for you. We call this series of articles “condoms design showcase” and we’re concentrating on the condom brand personality and what they have to offer you. We’re not only reviewing brands, but offering the possibilty to give you a voice too. You can add your own experiences, ask questions and help others out.

So today it’s ONE Condoms‘ turn. I’m especially happy to present ONE this early in the lifespan of this blog because it is a very interesting and innovative brand. So far ONE are home in the US, Canada, Iceland and Norway. ONE has come up with a slogan that says: “Next Generation Condoms”. Read on to find out why and if it’s true.

You can also take a look at our previous article

• Design Showcase: The Hot Rubber reviews a swiss brand with a refreshing fair trade plus asian philosophy concept.