Web designer who codes, or designer + front-end coder?
prgmatic: You're better off finding a skilled developer who also does design rather than vice-versa -- it will be easier for you to judge his design skills (which are his secondary) right off the bat from his work samples than it will be to judge his development skills.My opinion is biased though, as I am a developer myself. I think intelligent developers have enough skills to pick up Photoshop/Illustrator and hack together great designs, granted you give them guidance, inspiration, and a few examples of styles that you dig.