HTML5 and CSS3 look incredible. I’m sure some of you have already been doing a few mock up designs using the new code to test it out. No doubt it can do some incredible things, one of my favorites is the ease at which you can make rounded corners, as seen on in this Smashing Magazine article.

Endless articles and blog posts are coming out with tutorials and references for HTML5 and CSS3, but when will these actually become the standard?

When will CSS3 be a practical way of styling a website?

The argument over designing for Internet Explorer 6 is still underway while we’re already moving on to IE9, so why worry about these new markup languages already? Even IE7 will not be compatible with CSS3, so I ask again, why bother using it? It is impossible to assume people will go right to the current IE8 or other modern browsers.

Don’t get me wrong, HTML5 and CSS3 will be a great new tool for designers and users alike. I don’t think it should be made such a big deal when it is so far from being the industry standard. CSS3.info is also asking if CSS3 is over-baked, and sure makes some good points. Make sure you read a few of the comments left there as well.

Maybe it’s 2 years, 5 years, or even 10 years before HTML5 and CSS3, but it will be the future of web design, and for good reason.