LIME | ME WERK BERLIN
L.C. MESSINA
WRITER, DESIGNER, ARTIST
Jurymember of the
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Member Spreeautoren Berlin &
Friedrich-Bödecker-Kreis BB
LIME & ME WERK BERLIN engage in the development and articulation of distinctive identities for institutions, companies, and individuals. LIMEs practice combines strategic design – both analogue and digital – with a strong focus on core narrative and reflective processes.
LIME operates at the intersection of corporate creation, and artistic research, drawing on visual clarity and conceptual depth.
ME WERK BERLIN serves as a platform for method-based narratives, with a particular emphasis on the STÜLP approach – a methodology that frames imperfection and contradiction not as deficits, but as productive forces for transformation beyond mere optimization.
"As a child,
I grew up with only one book: a cookbook that came as a gift with a set of cookware. Receiving my first fairy tale books at the age of seven was a revelation — it sparked a lifelong fascination with stories, images, and inner transformation. That early ignition led me to study visual communication and to dream of creating my own children's books. In 1996, I began writing about sustainability and healthy eating, long before the topic was mainstream. My breakthrough came with a series on aging and intergenerational conflict, now part of school curriculums in several countries. Over time, my work expanded — I’ve written or illustrated more than 50 children’s books, including Little Lilli, who dreams of strength, and Bitter Bad Paloma, who seeks belonging.
I combine storytelling with systemic thinking to create authentic brand identities and resonant narratives. Whether for startups or global companies, my designs are guided by the belief that true connection arises not from perfection, but from shared vulnerability and potential. Good stories don’t just communicate — they invert — revealing the deeper truth behind the form."
Upcoming Lectures & Workshops
on Storytelling & Design:
TRUE CRIME writing and illustration workshop HHG Berlin
New Release: TRUE CRIME OF WRITING,
published by HHG, Berlin, 2024-2026
2025/2026, GEMA Webinar Series Corporate Identity, Storytelling & Strategic Design for musicians and writers | Next: Sound, Style & Story – Multisensory Strategies in Corporate Design, Print/Material & Design-Psychology
2025: ME WERK BERLIN, New Release: The Truth Behind Your Brand, Workbook, 112 QUESTIONSFOR SELF-EVALUATION
ISBN 978-3-9827215-0-7 Soft Cover
ISBN 978-3-9827215-1-4 eBook
CHILDREN´S BOOKS & WORKSHOPS
KLEINE LILLI – NOT SO SMALL AFTER ALL, OPA & PEPE, BITTERBOILED PALOMA and many more...
USA, Germany, Australia, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, China, Vietnam; Korea, Malaysia, Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Mexico, Brasil, Finland, Arabia etc.
360° Verlag, Hamburg
Arena Verlag, Würzburg
Baumhaus Verlag/Lübbe Group, Cologne
Berlinische Galerie Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst Berlin
Bibliografisches Institut, Berlin
Bundesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (BKJ)
China Youth Press, CHN
Centrum für Psychoorganische und Psychosoziale Hilfe, Frankfurt/Main
Clavis Publishing House, BEL/NED/USA
Condor, AG Frankfurt/Main
Coppenrath Verlag Münster, Münster
Der Erzählbuchverlag, Berlin
Deutscher Reform Verlag, Oberursel
DG Bank, Frankfurt
Die Johanniter Frankfurt, Frankfurt/M.
DUDEN Verlag/Cornelsen Verlag, GER
Einhorn Edition, Berlin
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, CHN
Froebel Publishing Seoul, KOR
GEMA, Berlin
Govi Verlag, Frankfurt
Gruner & Jahr Verlag, Hamburg
Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, GER
Flaneur Magazine, Berlin
Flax, Foreign
Harcourt Publishing House, New York, USA
Hebei Education Press Shijiazhuang, CHN
Helvetia Versicherung, Frankfurt/Main
Hermann Schmidt Verlag, Frankfurt/M.
ISTA Institut für den Situationsansatz, Berlin
Jones Lang Lasalle / Heldisch, Berlin
Music Base, Art Center, Jingdezhen, CHN
Kerber Verlag, GER
Kia Motors, (Sign), Frankfurt/Main
Kidoo Publishing, KOR
Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart
Koala Publishing, Sydney, AUS
Kookmin Books, Seoul, KOR
Koenitz Porzellan, Unterwellenborn
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Kunstraum Innsbruck, AUT
Kunstverein Göppingen, Göppingen
Kynos Verlag, Mürlenbach
Lebensmittel Praxis Verlag (SIGN), GER
Lufthansa AG, Frankfurt/Main
Marcus Partners, Frankfurt/ Main
Metermorphosen Verlag, Frankfurt/Main
Musei di Villa Torlonia, Rom, ITA
Museum Hunderthaus, Wien, AU
Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt/M.
Museumsquartier / Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabrück
NABU Naturschutzbund (HELDISCH), Berlin
Neue Apotheken Illustrierte (SIGN), FFM
Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg
Palmengarten Frankfurt, Frankfurt/M.
Penerbitan Children´s Books, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Peter Schmidt Group, Frankfurt
Random House, Korea
Revolver Publishing, Berlin
Royal Veterinary College London, UK
Schaeffer & Poeschl Verlag
Schirner Verlag Darmstadt
Schwartzsche Villa Berlin, Amt für Kultur Berlin
Siemens AG, Munich
Silver Edition, New York, USA
Sparda Bank (Heldisch), Berlin
Städtische Galerie, Nordhorn
Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Kulturamt FFM
SUKAYA Films / Universal Film AG / TNT Berlin, GER
Takatuka Book House Barcelona, ESP
Threadneedle Zürich, CH
The Publishing House Hanoi, VN
Tubine Forlaget, Aarhus DK + SWE
Verlag Kettler Bönen, GER
WallDecaux, GER
Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt, GER
Windmill Books London, UK
Wolff Kinderbuchverlag Bad Soden, GER
Wysylkowa Book House, PL
Zoch Verlag/Simba Group Munich, GER
PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)
TRUE CRIME OF WRITING – Workshop Publication, HHG, 2025
THE TRUTH BEHIND YOUR BRAND, ME WERK BERLIN, 2025
KLASSIKER AUDIOBOOKS, Der Erzählbuchverlag Berlin, 2023-2025
HUNTED, BERLINISCHE GALERIE MUSEUM F ZEITGENÖSSISCHE KUNST/Verlag Kerber, Berlin 2023
BITTERBOILED PALOMA, Clavis Verlag New York,
(Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, USA, Korea) 2023/21
ENGLISCH, DEUTSCH, MATHE, WÜT-Schulbücher, 5. Klasse, DUDEN Verlag, 2022
ENGLISCH, DEUTSCH, MATHE, WÜT-Schulbücher, 6. Klasse, DUDEN Verlag, 2022
AUSSICHTEN, Verlag Kettler/Museumsquartier Osnabrück (D), 2021
DAS GROSSE KLEINE LILLI BUCH, 360 Grad Verlag, Hamburg (D), 2021
MEIN REIKI, Schirner Verlag, Darmstadt (D) 2020
WARUM MACHEN A UND O ZWEI KÖCHE FROH, 360° Verlag, Hamburg (D), 2019
NASAN TUR, Schwarztsche Villa / Revolver Publishing, Berlin, 2019
NASAN TUR, Revolver Publishing, Berlin (D), 2018
GREY IS THE NEW PINK, Kalender, Weltkulturen Museum Frankfurt, Kerber(D), 2018
EL YAYO Y PEPE, Takatuka, Barcelona 2015
(Brasil, China, Sweden, Norway, Brasil, Mexico)
BUGS AND BONES, Lyrics, Flaneur Magazin, Berlin (D), 2015
NASAN TUR FAILED, Revolver Publishing, Berlin (D), 2015
KLEINE LILLI GANZ GROß, Baumhausverlag Frankfurt 2008-2014
(France, Korea, Australia, Israel, China)
OPA IST... OPA!, Takatuka Publishing House, Barcelona 2005+2014,
(Spain, Korea, Sweden, Norway, Brasil, China, Turkey, Portugal, Mexico, Finland)
MIXUS, Folgen 1-3, Einhorn-Verlag, Multimediabook, Berlin 2013
CUANDO EL YAYO ERA PEQUE, Takatuka, Barcelona 2013
(Brasil, China, Sweden, Norway, Brasil, Mexico)
KÖNIG DENTUS RETTET DIE ZAHNBURG, Coppenrath Verlag, Münster 2012
DER UNBEKANNTE RITTER, Revolver Publishing, Berlin/Museum Johaneum, Graz 2011
BREAKING RECORS - PREMIERE 2, Kerber Verlag 2011
MUSEMO, Metermorphosenverlag, Frankfurt 2010
LIMPOPO THE LION, Windmill Books, London 2009/2010
(Poland, Vietnam, China, UE)
ZANZIBAR THE ZEBRA, Windmill Books, London 2009/2010
(Poland, Vietnam, China, UE)
ALICE THE ARMADILLO, Windmill Books, London 2009/2010
(Poland, Vietnam, China, UE)
FLORENCE THE FLAMINGO, Windmill Books, London 2010
(Poland, Vietnam, China, UE)
KLEINE LILLI UND DER STUBENTIGER, Baumhausverlag Frankfurt 2009
MAX UND DIE ZAHLENRÄUBER, Baumhausverlag Frankfurt 2009
THE NAKED KING, Froebel Edition, Korea 2008
REBECCA RASFUZZI, Band 1-3, Baumhausverlag, Frankfurt 2007 (Israel)
MAXIMILIAN SCHNECK, Baumhausverlag, Frankfurt 2007
HELEN SCHNEIDERS TIERGESCHICHTEN, Baumhausverlag, Frankfurt 2007
GEBORGENHEIT UND SELBSTVERTRAUEN,
Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2007 (U/C)
GLOBALISIERUNG 2.0, Edition Braus/Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt, 2007
PETER UND DER WOLF, Kinderbuchverlag Wolff, Bad Soden 2007
THE SHOW, Silver Editions, New York 2007
WARUM IST EIN A NICHT KRUMM, Baumhausverlag, Frankfurt 2006
IN THE LAND OF DINOSAUR, Silver Edition, New York 2006
WENN KINDER LÜGEN, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2006 (U/C)
KINDER FORDERN UNS HERAUS, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2006 (U/C)
VORLESEN, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2006 (U/C)
WELCOME, Edition Braus/Museum für Kommunikation, 2006
ELTERN LÖSEN KONFLIKTE, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2006 (U/C)
KATE THE ILLUSTRATOR, Silver Edition, New York 2006
CARROT, 1-5, Edition Penerbitan Pelangi, Malaysia 2006
