Static performance creative
The agentic lifestyle ad system
A static ad system for Perplexity built on two psychological triggers — the model council and an ad-free feed — then split into disciplined A/B variations rather than one hero asset.
- Client
- NewForm × Perplexity
- Industry
- Tech · AI SaaS
- Type of work
- Performance design
- Year
- 2026

01 / 19
Pre-production
Every visual was aligned to the Perplexity brand guidelines for a minimalist, utility-first aesthetic. The Model Council and no-sponsored-ads benefits were isolated as the primary triggers, and a Meta Ad Library audit identified winning patterns so the work could land fresh instead of fatigued.
Core concept
Three selling points anchor the set: task delegation via Perplexity Computer executing multi-step workflows, a distraction-free experience that prioritises citations over paid placements, and unified access to frontier models in one interface.
Agentic lifestyle
The concept targets the digital chore list — booking travel, clearing email, shopping — that steals time from real life. The hook is Start Your Real Life. Real-life imagery is the hero; a vertical task bar on the right supplies rational proof that the assistant is working in the background.
Testing
Variations test visual density against focus: busy frames stacked with task icons versus a cleaner travel-led cut, plus CTA, tone and colour-mode swaps. Each ad set ships a reel version. Primary metrics are CTR and brand affinity, positioning Perplexity as a lifestyle companion rather than a search box.
Consensus engine
A second concept sells accuracy through cross-model verification — efficiency of reaching top models from one search bar, framed as a consensus rather than a guess.

