Despite some encouraging signs early this morning, I got a call this afternoon saying the job went to the other candidate, because she had a stronger graphical background.
I can live with that reasoning; I was very up front about getting into graphic design through web development, not the other way around. Still, so much for that chance at digging out of the financial dumps!
Guess I hit plan B- full-time temp test correcting, if they've still got openings!