I apologise in advance if this post turns into a rant of some sort but I feel I have to say/write something about this in case my head implodes.
I’ve read a lot of articles recently that talk about why web designers should code. We’re talking (x)HTML and CSS here, not full blown PHP etc. My opinion is why the heck do people think that they shouldn’t. If you’re a web designer then surely you need to know how a web page works?
Every designer needs to know how to use his tools and that is what code is, a tool to realise your ideas. Of course a good working knowledge of your graphics application is necessary but lets face it, if you can’t turn that vision into a web page then you’re not a web designer.