I think (hope) we are in a transitional period. There is an "old guard" in the design crowd who came up in the era where web and print design were still pretty mixed, and so the idea of knowing code seems unfathomable. I know and have worked with designers who, while I know they are perfectly capable of learning HTML/CSS, just put up a wall when you try and talk to them about code of any kind. It's a shame, and I see the trend changing in younger folks, so hopefully that continues and companies will adjust their orgs appropriately.
I certainly know if/when this project I'm on gets some legs and money behind it and we are hiring, the designers I hire will be writing HTML/CSS ;)
I certainly know if/when this project I'm on gets some legs and money behind it and we are hiring, the designers I hire will be writing HTML/CSS ;)