Do you think 3D will take over the design space?

I think it is happening now. Many interesting web tool shows up to help UXers with exporting 3d directly to codes that frontend can use, or just share 3d works with url. Products like Spline and Vectary

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I was sceptical at first, but after seeing colorful I'm much more confident that 3D tools will be the way to go!

3D is really getting a boost right now, I think designers are always wanting new possibilities. But I also think most legacy 3D software is really really complicated to use. I have seen lots of new tech emerging that supports 3D applications to be developed more easily. ThreeJs & r3F is making it much easier than ever before. Also, Apple finally supports WebGL2 in Safari. And I think you are really seeing the shift today. Apps like Shapr3D, Spline or RealitySketch show us that the market is huge. We are tackling the photography space with Colorful, where you can create real photos with software only, all in a browser. Check it out here: https://www.producthunt.com/post...

I don't know if it will "take over" but I do think it is clearly becoming a viable option for many designers who otherwise would have shied away from such tools. For me I think the next step is being able to blend to the two very easily. Having overlays in 3D tools that allow you to work with 2D elements would be very useful for making posters. Having to switch between softwares for this kind of thing (and waiting for rendering) is very annoying.

I think 3D modeling will have its place in the future of design, but only for products that need it. Most software is inherently 2D, so there wouldn't be a need. Alternatively, a massive market for physical products could benefit from 3D modeling. I wonder if 3D modeling will be used from the outset or will only happen when you're closer to a prototype. It should be interesting!

It’s already widespread. Almost Anything physically made today is designed using 3d software. Stage designers build 3d models of their performance spaces to simulate lighting and acoustics. I’ve used Onshape and Fusion to model robot parts. Tools such as sketchup provide an easy onboarding for non-3d experts. Could it be easier for the absolute “newbies” — of course. :]

Well some designers use it whenever they are making like graphics (e.g branding, posters, marketing collaterals, etc.) Right now, there are some web design that incorporate 3d elements to their website.

I am confident it's going to pick up the pace, for obvious reasons - faster network connection, more resource-efficient tools, and the growth of VR/AR. However, I don't believe there will be a takeover as there's a strong disparity in connectivity speeds across the world. While, in the US and other first-world countries 3D will be highly viable, in other places 2D will still be more feasible.