Derek I would love to see some of the sites you have coded if possible. I have to see to believe that a complex design can be coded with just a few divs. Don't take this the wrong way, it would just be interesting to see what sites you code are like so I can see if they are what you make them out to be and if they are that outstanding in comparison to others.

By the way many designers don't actually code allthough I think it is a good idea for them to at least learn some basic coding so they can be aware of this when they design a layout. In most cases coders have to make do with what they get from the designers and some times if designers try and desing to make coding easy the actual layout loses its effectiveness.