Digital layouts that are generated using a pre-defined format can be difficult for users to parse and understand. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, digital layouts are generated using formats that are dynamically determined based on the features in the digital layout. In an embodiment, a plurality of features are received, where each of the features correspond to a respective section of a plurality of sections for a digital layout. Based on the plurality of features, an association between two sections in the plurality of sections is detected. The digital layout is then generated using a format to affiliate the two sections. This digital layout could be an email or a webpage to be displayed on a user interface.