If you are older than 25, you probably remember clip art’s mix of vague abstraction (e.g., gestural line figures in oversize ’90s suits holding briefcases) and goofy cartoonishness.

As it turns out, the kind of clip art that actually sells is highly trend-based, so you have to be constantly scanning the horizon and producing more things to get on top of the new trends.

Google Workspace is rolling out a Gemini-powered AI image generator directly in Google Docs that lets you quickly whip up visuals for your writeups. Essentially, it’s a clip art maker that ...