June 30, 2007
June 29, 2007
Trojan Gets It for Free!
Apparently making free commercials for Trojan products is a big thing among the "Director" set on Youtube. Here's another one to compliment the more homey one with the cucumber I linked to the other day.
This one is quite clever but I have a suspicion it would be just a tad too racy for the executives over at Trojan.
June 28, 2007
More on Durex
As you may recall, or not, Durex carries a line of vibrators. While this isn't a condom commercial per se it is quite clever and no doubt does a good job of getting the Durex name in the mind of potential customers.
June 21, 2007
Slam Your Penis in the Car Door
This ad is a bit misleading - I doubt very much this actually comes from management at Durex (but of course I could be wrong) - but it has potential. Way too long on the black out. The point is made immediately. Perhaps with some better editing and maximum of 30 secs. the ad could be of interest to provoke a chuckle and positive connotations with the brand.
June 20, 2007
Girl Condoms
It seems rather obvious that Youtube type condom adverts are coming down the pike for mainstream media. At some point in the next year or two, if it hasn't already happened, ads similar to this will pop up on someone's television.
Here's another one. I wonder if Trojan paid for the product shot here?
June 19, 2007
The Sad Life of Sperm
This Durex ad is clever and well made. I suspect few who first encounter it don't find themselves chuckling when they see the cut-away at the end.
June 15, 2007
Stress Condoms
This isn't an ad for condoms but I suspect something like this would be a good one.
June 14, 2007
Okomoto Tagline - 1989
"The Condom For People Who Hate To Use Condoms" Hhhhmm I wonder, can you go back and rethink this?
June 13, 2007
Use a Condom or the Doll Gets It
We like the fuzzy pr0n. Voodoo doll...not so much.
Seriously and who in the hell wrapped that condom. What is it in? A specimen wrap from a lab. Condoms aren't wrapped that way. Geeeez!
Phallus
You might have noticed that plastic clad banana I posted the other day. Well it turns out that the image, as well as the one above, are part of a flickr group called La Morsure De Los Angeles which is a collection of phallus like images. As anyone who is into phalluses will tell you they are every where. Nice to know the enterprising young chap, Hakim Bey, has undertaken this very important project. He explains it here.
I don't know why exactly but I have this desire to read Nancy Drew?
June 12, 2007
Clever! Baby Food & Condoms
This has obviously been done before. The person who faced and fronted this display is obviously far more clever though. Bravo!
June 11, 2007
Not a Condom
Not sure exactly how this image could be used in a condom ad but it just begs for such a thing.
June 09, 2007
A Brief History of Condoms & Condom Advertising
In Utah, home to a strong Mormon and conservative presence, as well as one of the nation's most restrictive policies on sex education, many believe the distribution of condoms encourages promiscuity—and sends a deceptive message that condoms are 100 percent effective in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In fact, the clash over safer sex outreach during the Winter Olympics mirrors to some extent ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness and marketing of condoms.
June 08, 2007
Ceropegia ampliata
No condoms, I know. Secret Life of Plants? Indeed.
June 07, 2007
Banana Bunker
Very curious!?!
UPDATE Ok in case you are wondering my curiousity has to do with the plastic surrounding this banana. It looks as though it were designed and built specifically for this purpose but surely that can't be the case? A banana condom?June 06, 2007
Big Wet Spot
We have a big wet spot in our little tin hearts for the coupling of the labels Johnny Ryan and Birth Control. Call us easily amused we know! Thanks Fantagraphics!June 05, 2007
Art of the Twist
Okay this is quite interesting. Who is fucking who? The condom seems to be a version of the Inspiral.
June 04, 2007
Pink Moon
Anyone remember that commercial for Volkswagon which featured this group of people driving somewhere in the middle of the night and featured the Nick Drake song Pink Moon.
For some reason this video reminds me of that.
The Long & The Short of It
Can you tell why this is a particularly effective advert for Trojan Magnums?
June 03, 2007
Feeling Up the Neighbors
This is the woman with whom I need to house hunt. Come along with us — if you dare.
June 01, 2007
Kool Kondoms
The Beat has noticed we have more kool kondoms from all da kool kidz.
We'd hope so. Good taste indeed and the wallet my friends is the worst place to keep your condom.
Eritrean Art Students Design Condom Logo
In Eritrea, where currently the AIDS rate is 2.7% of the population, the military is (or was) carrying little leather condom pouches containing four condoms of the Abusalama brand. This is a brand of condoms which had its logo designed by schoolchildren. The pouch & the condom feature a yellow leaping dolphin - a sign of nurturing as dolphins are known for protecting human beings.
There are no advertising agencies in Eritrea with which the ESMG could contract for the new logo. Instead, the ESMG turned to an Eritrean art school in Asmara and challenged young artists to a contest to develop the new logo. Groups of young people were asked to judge the most attractive logos and how well they conveyed the Abusalama theme. Since the new logo was adopted, sales of Abusalama condoms have increased over 20 percent. Turning to young artists saved money, produced a highly effective logo, and gave young artists a chance to help defend their future against HIV/AIDS.
Art Pins in Ethiopia and Nigeria
"I just want you to be careful," Franck Delores, executive director of the Condom Project, told her. "The baggage handlers usually steal anything of value out of your luggage before you can claim it."
Alegarbes hand-carried eight laptop computers and six digital cameras worth about $20,000 onto the plane in Washington. By the time she arrived in Ethiopia, 1,000 Crown condoms, the hottest-selling prophylactic on the market, were missing from her luggage.
In an instant, Alegarbes realized she had protected the wrong thing.
