The other thread about HN contractors seems to be focused on developers and admins. As a single founder/developer with little or no design skills, I'd give my right arm for a reliable designer who could handle the design work on my projects.<p>I tried guru and elance but only got replies from people used to creating brochure sites and who have little understanding of modern web app design.<p>If you're a designer who is available for work, please post a link to your portfolio and your hourly rate - I'm sure I'm not the only HN user looking for you.
You may have better luck finding designers by going to where they are.<p>Start following <a href="http://onepagelove.com/" rel="nofollow">http://onepagelove.com/</a> and contact people you like.<p>Find stuff on <a href="http://dribbble.com/" rel="nofollow">http://dribbble.com/</a> you like and talk to them.<p>Also, if you can find a designer that has basic proficiency with the technologies you're using, it will save you a world of pain of having to do the integration yourself. With every additional person involved in integrating a design you will lose fidelity.