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This article is republished with permission from\u00a0<\/em>Wonder Tools<\/a>, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Google\u2019s AI,\u00a0Gemini<\/a>, has quickly become one of the AI tools I rely on most. It builds dashboards and creates remarkable infographics. It spins out comprehensive research reports in minutes that would once have taken days to assemble.<\/p>\n It\u2019s improving every month. On March 13, Google announced\u00a0Ask Maps<\/a>, so you can query Gemini about things like \u201cWhich nearby tennis courts are open with lights so I can play tonight?\u201d On March 10, Gemini\u00a0added new integrations<\/a>\u00a0to build, summarize, and analyze your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.<\/p>\n Here are five ways to use Gemini\u2019s best features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Illustrate a presentation, newsletter post, or handout with a diagram, explanatory image, or an editorial cartoon.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s call it \u201cVibe Drawing.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Just as vibe coding has enabled people without technical skills to develop useful apps, image generation helps those of us who are artistically challenged to convey ideas visually. I use it to turn raw ideas into graphics, diagrams, illustrations, or cartoons.\u00a0Here\u2019s a short\u00a0prompt<\/a>\u00a0I used for the image below.<\/em><\/p>\n1. Create Images Without Being a Designer<\/h2>\n