Here is a great collection of the best of web design of 2012 featured on Web Design Ledger.
The sites featured were selected because of the use of textures, images, typography, navigation and much more. Some of the top trends include simple, clean, minimal, and responsive with more white spaces are the top web design trend of 2012.
http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/best-of-web-design-in-2012
