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About Us

Our origin story dates back to 1996, when our founder, Gabe, started building websites on the family computer as a side gig. Fast forward twenty-six years, and Gabe is still building websites – but he’s not doing it alone, and (thankfully) he’s no longer working on the Intel 486 in his parents’ bedroom.

Making awesome happen since 1996

Gecko Designs is a full-service marketing, creative, and web development agency headquartered in Missoula, Montana that serves clients across the country.

We’re a close-knit staff of 15 who love nothing more than tackling complex marketing, development, and design challenges. We create materials that make our clients stand out from the competition and get tangible results. We’re proud to be a woman-owned, woman-led organization.

Gecko Designs was named after Gabe’s childhood pet gecko. He doesn’t remember the gecko’s actual name, but he does remember that it was a neat pet!

Our team has never met a pickleball court that we didn’t love (and we’re all openly jealous of Tim’s serve)! An office tournament is a great way to get the creative juices flowing.

Gecko Designs was selected by Google to represent the state of Montana in their 2017 annual economic impact report. We were honored to be chosen!

Our Missoula office is located in a historic downtown building that used to be a pharmacy. It still has the original bricks, woodwork, and hand-painted signage.

Gecko Designs has a full-size, cherry red fire engine. If you’re around Missoula, you may see our team cruising to lunch in it during the summer months.

In 2021, we implemented an annual “staff retreat” tradition in order to bring remote and office employees together for a few days. See photos of hiking and merriment below!

523 N Higgins Ave, Missoula
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Jessica Holdren 3 months ago
Gecko Designs did an amazing job creating our new logo. When the initial concepts didn’t quite match our vision, they went above and beyond to provide fresh ideas until we found the perfect fit. Their creativity, patience, and professionalism made the process seamless. Highly recommend!
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Jamie Klein a month ago
Gecko has helped me with several projects over the years. A logo, photo editing, sweatshirt design, wall decals and so much more. I am always impressed by their professional communication, efficiency, and excellent products.
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Jennifer Waltz a month ago
I asked Gecko for help with an old black & white photo of a family member. The photo is important to our family but had some significant flaws. Gecko corrected the photo in exactly the way we requested, and even offered a couple of versions for us to consider. They were quick and responsive, and the work was excellent.
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Rachel Yeager a month ago
Gecko Designs has been so wonderful creating and launching our company website. Maggie has been so helpful walking us through all the processes, listening to our concerns, and maintaining a superior level of communication and responsiveness!
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Michael Sweet a year ago
The Converge Foundation team really enjoyed working with Gecko Designs. It was our first foray into a professional website, and we had lots of ideas and much to consider. The folks at Gecko guided us through the process and we ended with a product that not only met our needs but was visually pleasing and easy to navigate. Our foundation works with a wide array of persons with varying abilities, so it was important for our foundation to have a website that was accessible. Gecko had the tools and background to support that objective.