I disagree with the idea that you can design websites without coding them, but here you go, Adobe are about to release Muse, a product (free for now) which promises just that.

Is it going to be better than Photoshop mockups? I think so.
Is it going to make better websites? I don’t think so.

This is a step in the wrong direction as Elliot Jay Stocks puts it, and from a company which is trusted by so many designers. Adobe seems to suggest that you (print-based designers, that is) can just keep doing what you’re doing and this magical piece of software will handle scary code and all that boring stuff for you.

I am not proposing that print-based designers stay away from webdesign unless they are willing to become code monkeys, but I believe that webdesigners should understand the habitat of their designs (the Web), as well as using the Web’s fabric (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) to design good websites. Cause we don’t make static pictures of webpages, we craft live, accessible, interactive experiences.