The great thing about Magento is that you can have whatever design you need for your website. There are a number of web designers out there, but if you are planning to use Magento, then you need a web designer that knows how Magento works. Never assume that designing a website is the same for all types of websites. As Magento has an incredibly advanced feature set, not taking this into consideration can have a real detrimental effect on your website.
You need to ensure that the designer has fully understood all the features of Magento so that they can be used to your advantage. Some of the features we are referring to are showing related products, cross-sells, up-sells, recently viewed and so so much more. Just simply showing a list of products and then a detailed products page is only part of it. You need to ensure that you are designing the website in such a way that you are encouraging conversion (more sales per click) and increasing the average basket value.
Make sure when you are looking for someone that you put in Magento Web designer or Magento Freelance web designer and get examples of their work.
