Engineering at @vhxtv. Previously Director of Engineering at @vimeo. NYC @techstars 2012.Tumblr (3.0; @ksheurs)http://kevin.sheurs.com/<a href="http://jackzerby.com/nevermind-the-paypal-mafia-the-vimeo-mafia-is-where-its-at/">Never mind the Paypal Mafia, the Vimeo Mafia is where it’s at…</a>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/49456059770http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/49456059770Thu, 02 May 2013 16:12:58 -0400<a href="http://vimeoapi.tumblr.com/post/48148946288">Vimeo API: Announcing the first Vimeo Hackday! And a new API!</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://echoes.justindickinson.com/post/48205230626/vimeo-api-announcing-the-first-vimeo-hackday-and-a">jmdickinson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vimeoapi.tumblr.com/post/48148946288">vimeoapi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’ve been hard at work building a brand new version of the Vimeo API (dubbed API 3.0) and we’d like to invite you to join us at Vimeo HQ to try it out!</p> <p>We’ll be here May 4th from 11am to 7pm to help you build apps on the new API. The best creations will be featured on our blog and dev site.</p> <p>…</p> </blockquote> <p>This is going to be sweet. Tell your friends. Come build cool things.</p> </blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/48205463667http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/48205463667Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:23:10 -0400“Please, don’t screw accessibility, performance and usability for design purpose. Those things should always come first.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://hugogiraudel.com/2013/04/08/css-alternative-select/">Why a CSS alternative to <code><select></code> is impossible</a> (via <a href="http://braddougherty.me/" class="tumblr_blog">bdougherty</a>)</p> <p>+1</p></em>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/47667994101http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/47667994101Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:51:53 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c04d8289ac8e18bd815c78e283d37b0d/tumblr_mky02tSHZe1qedblno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/47466095340/heart-stoppingly-beautiful-quite-literally">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“Heart-stoppingly beautiful, quite literally overwhelming.” -Sam Adams, AV Club</em></p> <p><a href="http://erbpfilm.com/film/upstreamcolor">UPSTREAM COLOR</a> is that sci-fi movie thing everyone is talking about. You’ve heard the names Shane Carruth (he’s the director) and <em>Primer </em>(his first film, you should see it) thrown around a bunch. </p> <p>We are extra excited to work with Shane because he is the epitome of DIY artist/Renaissance man, working independently on every aspect of the film, and taking charge of his own distribution. <a href="http://erbpfilm.com/film/upstreamcolor">Preorders for UPSTREAM COLOR start now</a> and<span> the film will be released on May 7.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Powered by <a href="http://vhx.tv" title="VHX">VHX</a>.</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/47468125927http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/47468125927Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:55:13 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ebb1b2ae85908da6bf3f7e3f2454bbb0/tumblr_mjyyehhbua1qhtovio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://moviebarcode.tumblr.com/post/46002312762/a-beautiful-mind-2001">moviebarcode</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/">A Beautiful Mind (2001)</a></p> </blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/46003597231http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/46003597231Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:23:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fee5865d1b5b37cbd13f380f7dbce8ca/tumblr_mk0wvyOtwI1qedblno1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/45929954789/minecraft-the-story-of-mojang-is-now-live-and">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://minecraftstoryofmojang.com/">MINECRAFT: THE STORY OF MOJANG</a> is now live and very ready for you to watch. <span>Cue blocks on blocks on blocks. </span></p> <p>Even if you’ve never played the titular game, <a href="http://minecraftstoryofmojang.com/">MINECRAFT: THE STORY OF MOJANG</a> is awesome. What started as a game by an independent designer has now e<span>xploded into the world with a shower of cubes, fans, and inspired creativity to build anything. And <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afcudstM9zA">everything</a>. </span></p> <p>p.s. There’s even a <a href="http://minecraftstoryofmojang.com/buy/minecraft_deluxe">Deluxe Edition</a> for all you Minecraft superfans. </p> </blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/45930946998http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/45930946998Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:57:33 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76a3c2b67bae0a285fb53492aa7c58d1/tumblr_mjzggv4weF1qd01nko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/45915553529http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/45915553529Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:19:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b107ecc0d6bd935798be5856b5351ba/tumblr_mjcw7tbUMG1qedblno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf83b904e17aad9f0970f8e1c9f32477/tumblr_mjcw7tbUMG1qedblno3_500.jpg"/><br/> The dashboard shows off a quick overview of how your film is doing day-to-day.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66d22d1c02d78f88e30f783ed0ebcc32/tumblr_mjcw7tbUMG1qedblno4_500.jpg"/><br/> The VHX theming engine makes it fun and simple to choose a style for your site.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dae783ae7f90ae374e254dc50effa821/tumblr_mjcw7tbUMG1qedblno1_500.jpg"/><br/> For you developers out there: We give you raw access to your website making it dead simple to customize your site however you want.<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/44879868948/over-the-past-several-months-we-have-been-working">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Over the past several months, we have been working closely with our filmmakers to build the tools and features they need to succeed in the digital world. We’ve had the pleasure of helping release some <a href="http://vhx.tv/presents">fantastic films you may have heard about</a>. At the same time, we’ve also been quietly working on building a product to let any filmmaker, anywhere in the world, have access to simple and powerful digital distribution. While we continue to polish the product, we couldn’t help but share some sexy, behind-the-scenes screenshots (using dummy numbers).</p> <p>We know that the most important thing for a filmmaker to do is to strengthen the film brand through their own website. The VHX tools capture all the information needed to <strong>optimize film sales and reach your audience</strong>. Furthermore, we’ve built a simple yet robust site <strong>theming engine</strong> to make your film’s web presence a gorgeous experience.</p> <p>We are starting to onboard films now, in order to gain feedback and make VHX the best product imaginable. We’re opening the floodgates in April! <a href="http://vhx.tv/signup"><strong>Are you in?</strong></a></p> </blockquote> <p>Super proud of what this team is accomplishing and even more excited for the filmmakers that will be using this product.</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/44881228920http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/44881228920Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:59:33 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61216449" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.jackzerby.com/post/44734441505/the-new-goodsie-store-builder-is-almost-here">jackzerby</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The New Goodsie Store builder is almost here…</p> </blockquote> <p>amazing!</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/44741177160http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/44741177160Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:46:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c3dcbf8e4639880c4242c825854fa3e1/tumblr_mhk0j3an4g1qedblno1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/42038529031/all-wet-rock-dreams-now-coming-true-sound-city-is">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>All wet rock dreams now coming true: <a href="http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/">SOUND CITY</a> is ready for you to <strong><a href="http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/">watch right now</a></strong>. </p> <p><span>We saw Dave Grohl and the entire SOUND CITY crew turning heads at Sundance Film Festival last week and couldn’t be more excited for this online release. We are currently taking a Friday air guitar break to celebrate…you should probably watch the movie and join us. <a href="http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/">DO IT FOR ROCK AND ROLL</a>. </span></p> </blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/42039721865http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/42039721865Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:06:55 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b9d5075d32ab0add8f07fe2d281a888/tumblr_mhi6lmAP621qedblno1_r1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/42025927204/we-are-looking-for-a-front-end-engineer-we-help">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.9673942609224468">We are looking for a Front-End Engineer </strong></p> <p>We help creative people make what they love. Want to love what you make? Commence series of bullet points.<br/><strong><br/><span>We need an experienced front-end engineer who:</span><br/></strong>Loves learning new technology<br/>Has an eye for great design<br/>Can work autonomously<br/>Thrives with clients and criticism<br/>Thinks jokes are funny<strong><br/><br/><span>Tools we like: </span><br/></strong>Javascript/jQuery<br/>HTML5<br/>CSS/SASS<br/>Ruby on Rails<br/>Asana<br/>TeamGantt<br/>GitHub<br/>Hipchat emojis<br/>Bulleit Bourbon<strong><br/><br/><span>About VHX</span><br/></strong>We love movies. We believe artists should make more money from their work.<br/>We have already released a bunch of awesome films, from <a href="http://azizansari.com/">Aziz</a> to <a href="http://buy.indiegamethemovie.com/">Indie Game</a> to <a href="http://buy.soundcitymovie.com/">Sound City</a> to <a href="http://live.thisamericanlife.org/">This American Life</a>. <br/>We are invested in every client.<br/>We are young and growing quickly. <br/>We have <a href="http://cl.ly/image/2Q173l3W3c2z">fun code</a>.<br/>We hang out together in DUMBO.<br/><strong><br/><a href="http://vhx.tv/jobs">Get in touch</a> to learn more and start working together. </strong></p> </blockquote> <p><span>Come work with </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ksheurs">me</a><span> at </span><a href="http://vhx.tv">VHX</a><span>! This position offers an awesomely unique blend of working closely with highly creative artists and building a quality product from the ground up. If you love front-end development, code in a progressive and forward-thinking manner, and are always looking to learn, please </span><a href="http://vhx.tv/jobs">get in touch</a><span>!</span></p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/42028618301http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/42028618301Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:48:00 -0500vhxjobsfront-end<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b9443757adbf85b4c3238c1ff404e4f/tumblr_mgtnxiTZDr1qea4hso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://littlebigdetails.com/post/41278950477/tumblr-press-alt-tab-in-your-dashboard-to-switch" class="tumblr_blog">littlebigdetails</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.tumblr.com" title="tumblr.com">Tumblr</a> - Press alt+tab in your dashboard to switch between sub-blogs.</p> <p>/via <a href="http://katharinakoeth.de" title="katharina">Katharina</a></p></blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/41312418927http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/41312418927Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:29:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce2d61c1ebdb30a74e8227c81034db0e/tumblr_mgzt9kND1n1qzqfzfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@jamiedubs rockin’ #vhx + #sundance (at Sundance Film Festival)</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/41130221772http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/41130221772Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:36:55 -0500sundancevhx<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb48b20a2dff0495d3ac3f3d373430ab/tumblr_mgvs55jY5z1qedblno1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/40973890250/were-proud-to-be-a-part-of-this-sundance-artist">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’re proud to be a part of this <a href="http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/sundance-institute-artist-services-program-expands-self-distribution-opport/">Sundance Artist Services announcement</a> that will fast-track Sundance films with VHX for self-distribution. We look forward to empowering these filmmakers to reach their audiences and continue to enable independent film in general with great tools. </p> </blockquote> <p>VHX + Sundance</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/40975379401http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/40975379401Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:38:43 -0500<a href="http://femmebot.tumblr.com/post/40695348341/techstars-nyc-is-looking-for-designers-developers-to">femmebot's tumblr: TechStars NYC is looking for Designers, Developers to join their HackStar program</a>: <p><a href="http://femmebot.tumblr.com/post/40695348341/techstars-nyc-is-looking-for-designers-developers-to" class="tumblr_blog">femmebot</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Great opportunity for those who are looking to work with startups or becoming a startup founder yourself.</p> <p>We’re looking for designers and developers who have prior experience building products to join us during our Spring 2013 program in NYC as HackStars. <a href="http://www.techstars.com/program/" target="_blank">TechStars</a> is a highly-selective…</p></blockquote> <p>do it!</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/40695981511http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/40695981511Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:10:37 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f094238d89e7bbab47dd098e402d883f/tumblr_mfnhv92iYK1qzbiclo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://yewknee.tumblr.com/post/39602872274/fred-wilson-the-pirate-bay-movie-is-going-to-be" class="tumblr_blog">yewknee</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fredwilson.vc/post/38888326064/the-pirate-bay-movie-is-going-to-be-creative">fred-wilson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Pirate Bay movie is going to be creative commons licensed. that’s cool</p> </blockquote> <p>haven’t seen the film (yet) but I love the artwork so much on this.</p></blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/39627033208http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/39627033208Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:00:17 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f6d642e9977b9e0a012d3995734c4c0c/tumblr_mfwizxtXts1qedblno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/39311126586/rotten-tomatoes-released-their-best-films-of-2012">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rotten Tomatoes released their <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2012">BEST FILMS OF 2012</a> list and we’re happy to see that <a href="http://indiegamethemovie.com/">INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE </a>and <a href="http://beautyisembarrassing.com/">BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING</a> made the final tally (#59 and #60 respectively). It means even more since all that data is based on actual audience feedback. Thanks 2012!</p> </blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/39314751836http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/39314751836Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:14:17 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55316707?byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0&color=ff0179" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/38236295583/over-the-past-year-weve-learned-volumes-about-the">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Over the past year we’ve learned volumes about the current state of distribution and the challenges presented to today’s aspiring filmmakers. Working with <a href="http://gorociao.com/">Erica Gorochow</a>, we created a video to summarize these ideas and help shed light on what the future holds for filmmakers.</p> <p>Watch it with your eyes, spread the word by sharing with your friends and filmmakers, and let’s work together to change the path of film as we know it. </p> <p><strong><a href="http://vhx.tv/">Apply now for early access.</a></strong></p> <p>Love,<br/>Team VHX</p> </blockquote> <p>The State of Distribution</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/38236428013http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/38236428013Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:03:54 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f220e0129f85c0e8f1f6f24fb35b6a65/tumblr_mew332nbhV1riuaf8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://opspoop.tumblr.com/post/37743493352/miniprofiler-ruby-edition-this-is-awesome-via" class="tumblr_blog">opspoop</a>:</p> <blockquote><h2>MiniProfiler Ruby Edition</h2> <div></div> <div>This is awesome.</div> <p>(via <a href="http://samsaffron.com/archive/2012/07/12/miniprofiler-ruby-edition">MiniProfiler Ruby Edition</a>)</p></blockquote>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/37755405572http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/37755405572Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:45:32 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meo0ujFeNY1qedblno4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meo0ujFeNY1qedblno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meo0ujFeNY1qedblno3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meo0ujFeNY1qedblno8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meo0ujFeNY1qedblno11_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.vhx.tv/post/37409170122/sound-city-is-like-sitting-in-a-room-with-your">vhxtv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/soundcityvhx1">SOUND CITY</a></strong> is like sitting in a room with your favorite legendary rock & roll artists, reminiscing about music, life, and the experience of recording at Sound City Studios. That happened to you too, right? Hey Tom Petty, what’s up Stevie Nicks.</p> <p>We are so pumped to work with Foo Fighters frontman and certified chill guy Dave Grohl, who directed the film and is an awesome guide to the world of Sound City. <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/soundcityvhx1">Pre-order SOUND CITY now</a></strong>, directly from Dave, at a discounted price of $10 for access to instant rewards and exclusive clips. The full film will be released on February 1st, 2013. Rock.</p> </blockquote> <p>so pumped for this one…</p>http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/37409338750http://kevin.sheurs.com/post/37409338750Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:50:37 -0500