Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, all chillin’ like villains.

Amit Shimoni, a young Israeli designer, started HIPSTORY when he began looking at the differences between Israeli leaders of today and the past.

Shimoni, in an email to BuzzFeed, explains that "Illustrating is my love. I think anything can be turned into an illustration, seriously anything, whether it is scenery or a feeling; and I believe an illustration has a place anywhere, whether it is in the Louvre, or on coasters. If it represents something, then I love it.

Amit Shimoni

Amit Shimoni

Amit Shimoni

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