Nicholas Brantley
nicholasbrantley.com
Nicholas Brantley
@nicholasbrantley.com
NASA Software Engineer, Musician, Artist, Gamer, Knowledge Seeker
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Hello Bluesky! I'm Nicholas Brantley, a NASA Software Engineer with a focus in web development.

I enjoy creating ✨stuff✨ across different mediums, which I will be sharing here. 😊
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Reposted by Nicholas Brantley
If anyone interested in video game music sees this, my site @soundtest.fm just launched with its blog covering news, reviews, guides, and more on VGM. Excited to have this outlet after a long time planning.

First post below, more to come!

#videogamemusic #vgm #webdev #websites #gamemusic
Starting on a High Note
Video game music — there's something … magical about it, you know? The atmosphere it adds, the interactivity of a dynamically layered track, the nostalgic memories of youth, the hype it gives to a rev...
soundtest.fm
June 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by Nicholas Brantley
The start of something special: a new video game music resource! Kicking it off is our blog, where we will be posting vgm-related news, guides, reviews, and more.

Read our first post here:

soundtest.fm/blog/posts/1...

#gamemusic #videogames #vgm #videogamemusic #soundtracks
Starting on a High Note
Video game music — there's something … magical about it, you know? The atmosphere it adds, the interactivity of a dynamically layered track, the nostalgic memories of youth, the hype it gives to a rev...
soundtest.fm
June 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
After 8 years of using #Laravel, I've been able to contribute back with my 1st accepted pull request, released with 12.14.0. 😁

Date & year columns now support the useCurrent modifier in database migrations.

#mysql #postgresql #sqlserver #mariadb #sqlite #opensource #php #databases
Release v12.14.0 · laravel/framework
[12.x] Support useCurrent on date and year column types by @nicholasbrantley in #55619 [12.x] Update "Number::fileSize" to use correct prefix and add prefix param by @Boy132 in #55678 [12.x] Update...
github.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“The Prospector”
~ 2024, made with Procreate 🎨 🖌️

This is a character I designed for a pinball table concept. Would love to make a real hombrew table for it one day.

#painting #procreate #cartoon #oldschool #art #illustration #digitalart #artwork #digitalpainting #trains #mining #pinball
April 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“It’s a blue banana... a Bluenana, if you will”
~ 2024, made with Procreate 🎨 🖌️

#painting #procreate #blue #banana #art #illustration #bold #digitalart #artwork #digitalpainting #fruity
April 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@larscandybars.bsky.social Hey there!
Any plans to resubmit Symmetrica to the iOS app store? Was sad to see it removed when restoring my phone since I play it alot. 📱👀
March 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Been putting it off for a while, but I've finally started the Road Kings teardown for cleaning and installing a playfield protector. Looking forward to seeing how it plays after.

Also, Styrofoam sheets are great for tracking screw and part locations!

#pinball #arcade #80s #retro
February 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"The Best Drink for an Upset Stomach"
~ 2020, made with Procreate 🎨 🖌️

#painting #procreate #soda #art #illustration #sprite #popart #digitalart #artwork #digitalpainting #fizzy
December 17, 2024 at 4:53 AM
"Tempest Night"
~ 2020, made with Procreate 🎨 🖌️

This was the first illustration I made messing around with Procreate and an Apple Pencil.

#painting #procreate #stormy #art #illustration #tree #nature #digitalart #artwork #digitalpainting
December 17, 2024 at 4:33 AM
After years of only using Adobe Illustrator for vectors, trying out Affinity Designer for MagiDock's icon was very satisfying. The tools are fun to work with.

I wish it had some missing features like extrusion though.

#art #affinity #vectorgraphics #macOS #illustrator #app #ui #dev #appicon
December 2, 2024 at 5:52 PM
I'd like to introduce a new, free macOS app for power users that want more out of customizing their OS: MagiDock! Unlock hidden dock settings with an easy-to-use interface.

App, website, and icon created by me. ✍🏼

Download for free here: magidock.app

#macOS #Swift #SwiftUI #Laravel #TailwindCSS
MagiDock - Enhancify Your macOS dock
A free macOS app that unlocks hidden settings for the dock in an easy-to-use interface.
magidock.app
December 2, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Hello Bluesky! I'm Nicholas Brantley, a NASA Software Engineer with a focus in web development.

I enjoy creating ✨stuff✨ across different mediums, which I will be sharing here. 😊
December 2, 2024 at 3:58 AM