Systems and methods for automatically grouping design elements

Described herein is a computer implemented method for automatically grouping design elements on a page. The method comprises generating one or more sets of groups, each set of groups including one or more groups, each group grouping including one or more of the design elements; calculating set cohesion metrics for at least two of the sets of groups, the set cohesion metric calculated for a given set of groups providing a measure of how well the given set of groups has grouped the design elements on the page; determining, based on the cohesion metrics, a final set of groups; and grouping the design elements according to the one or more groups defined by the final set of groups.