For our obligatory best of list, we decided to tackle the weekly “Design Battle: Twitter vs. Tumblr” to end the year. Searched the vault and plucked 20 of the most revered contenders for the coveted list. Which is your favorite design inspiration for 2012?

 
 

 

Infanticide by Lukasz Poslad

(Design Battle Week of January 22nd – January 28th)

 
 

Ariel by PixieCold

(Design Battle Week of February 12th – February 18th)

 
 

Salvador Dalí by Fab Ciraolo

(Design Battle Week of February 26th – March 3rd)

 
 

Forever Yours, Freckles by Agnes Cecile

(Design Battle Week of March 11th – March 17th)

 
 

Portrait #5 by David Moratilla

(Design Battle Week of April 1st – April 7th)

 
 

Mask Girl by Toniart57

(Design Battle Week of July 22nd – July 28th)

 
 

Blind Faith by Anja Stiegler

(Design Battle Week of August 12th – August 18th)

 
 

Sketch by Iain McCaig

(Design Battle Week of August 19th – August 25th)

 
 

In the Fight Club! with Helena Bonham (Marla Singer) by Vlad Rodriguez

(Design Battle Week of August 26th – September 1st)

 
 

Rysunek Aguilery by Titolec

(Design Battle Week of October 14th – October 20th)

 
 
 

 

Eye Life by Chris Keegan

(Design Battle Week of February 19th – February 25th)

 
 

The Brooklyn Bridge by Pep Ventosa

(Design Battle Week of April 1st – April 7th)

 
 

Gold Rush by Michael Oswald

(Design Battle Week of April 15th – April 21st)

 
 

Rise And Fall by Lucas Zoltowski

(Design Battle Week of May 13th – May 19th)

 
 

Flat Earth by Russ Mills

(Design Battle Week of June 10th – June 16th)

 
 

I Came So Close by Martin Stranka

(Design Battle Week of July 15th – July 21st)

 
 

“Portraits” by Denis Gonchar

(Design Battle Week of September 9th – September 15th)

 
 

“Donnybrook” by Matt Buck

(Design Battle Week of October 28th – November 3rd)

 
 

wakeful by Silvia Pelissero

(Design Battle Week of November 4th – November 10th)

 
 

When the Rain Comes by Isaiah Stephens

(Design Battle Week of November 18th – November 24th)