So you’re looking for a reliable, talented web designer? You’re wanting someone who is on the cusp of all the latest web trends? You’re looking for a web design which is worth the valuable money that you intend to pay? — I asked myself each of these questions. Tired of being less-than-thrilled with my experiences with web design firms I’ve used in the past, I set myself on a mission to find the best of the best.

To find the best, I set aside an entire week. I packed a cooler with snacks and drinks, locked myself indoors, turned off the phones, disabled my IM’s, and cranked up my favorite browser (Opera!) to begin my mission.

I’m more of a wanna-be than a techie. I don’t know how to code (well). And I’m not in any way a graphic designer. And in the web world, you can easily find a coder or developer, and you can also find a decent graphic designer. But, it is very rare to find a person or firm who can do both successfully.

So, as I set out on my mission to find the world’s best web designers I had a few qualifications in mind. They not only had to have an award winning portfolio, they also had to know how to code. Here were my criteria in a nutshell…

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