Ask YC: Where have all the cowbo... web designers gone?

In my spare time, I fancy myself an entrepreneur and maybe even a decent web designer. More specifically, I am a computer scientist who loves to hack away for however long it takes to bring a particular idea to life. (i.e., I am NOT an MBA looking for a handout and I do fully appreciate the difficulty of both frontend and backend development)

That being said, it is quite plain that accessible, standards-compliant, and beautiful(!) web design is just as essential to the success of a startup as is the code powering the thing in the first place. And frankly, my sorta-kinda-not-really-good-enough web design skillz simply won't cut it when it comes time to do the public launch.

Now, problem is, though I have something like one or two dozen friends that I could very easily ask for help on the technical end of things (with the promise of equity, partnership, a few beers, or whatever) I know exactly ZERO folks who could join up and help to build a sleek, functional, and standards-compliant frontend.

While I do realize that I could solve this problem by spending the Big Bucks and hiring someone with the aforementioned credentials, the problem remains that I'm not exactly loaded at the moment and I'm really just looking to launch something on my own with the help of some friends. After all, big design contracts can come later once a few investors have been brought on board.

Thus, we arrive at the big question: have any of you folks out there experienced a similar dearth of designers? And, if not, do you have any suggestions as to where one might find local web design talent whom share in the entrepreneurial spirit and are more interested in becoming part of a potentially growing startup than in being contracted for large sums of money?