[zeemonkee3]

Maybe a "web" designer really needs to know their medium.

A sculptor needs to know about clay and ovens, a clothes designer needs to know how to sew, the strengths and weaknesses of different fabrics and so on (even if Gaultier or Lagerfeld didn't do any sewing and stitching when they made it big, you bet they learned to when they were apprentice designers). Knowing your medium makes you aware of the limitations and possibilities and a better designer.

Why do we insist on coddling designers with tools like Photoshop? What's wrong with making them learn CSS and HTML?