## [![How we make Ty](/blog/assets/images/recursion-fede22d7733759c73109e0bc999c5f0d.webp)](/blog/how-make-ty/.md)[How we make Ty](/blog/how-make-ty/.md)

Learn how we create AI-generated illustrations featuring Ty the tiger for our blog posts, including the creative process and the open-source Tygen app built with Go, HTMX, and OpenAI API.

Xe Iaso · October 2, 2025 ·

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