About Us

design leaders

Uptown Studios has quite a history—and a great reputation! Uptown Studios started in 1992 and began our adventure in “changing the world!” Tina Reynolds slowly added creative professionals that have taken Uptown Studios to the top of our game.

Tina has always led by example and with her fiery enthusiasm and encouragement all staff have had the opportunity to participate in community activism and volunteer with causes we feel passionate about.

your creative team

Tina Reynolds

Owner of Uptown Studios

Tina has been running her own design firm since 1976. Tina is the community face to Uptown Studios, she is always ready and eager to get your project going, give you enough information with the experience that will give you the “big picture” on your campaign or marketing materials. She is always there to remind you to “Make it Easy, Fun and Popular”

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”

— Goethe

Jade Baranski

Director of Operations

Jade has been with Uptown for four years and “Efficient” is her middle name. You will enjoy her organized process and you will even get her cell number in case of a graphic/web emergency! Jade is passionate about many causes, currently working on LGBTQI equality and homeless advocacy.

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.”

— Samuel Adams

Cris Weber

Art/Production Director

Cris has owned and partnered in Sacramento design firms since 1994. She is an alumni of California State University Sacramento — Department of Design where she also taught for 6 years. Cris joined the Uptown team in 2007 and couldn't be happier. She loves a well designed campaign as much as welding in her art studio. Let's make some creative sparks fly.

“The best way to predict the future is to design it.”

— Buckminster Fuller

Anton Weaver

Lead Designer

Anton has been with Uptown for three years and is passionate about all things design. Anton loves the creative process and seeing a client's finished piece come to life. He's good with just about any graphic style and can bring something unique to your project whatever it may be. Anton is also passionate about white space and anything with two or more wheels.

“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”

— Abraham Lincoln

Kate Moore

Multimedia Director

Kate is an experienced graphic designer who specializes in set design, animation and video projects for Uptown Studios. With more than 12 years of experience in broadcast design for local television, Kate knows the way to make your video projects get noticed on TV, the web and mobile devices.

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

— Dale Carnegie

Jovi Radtke

Project Manager

Jovi is in her second year at Uptown Studios. She is extremely organized and finds peace of mind in a large collection of hi-lighters to aid in the inception of organization. Jovi loves to watch the world converse around her so she can scribble down inspired thoughts that might one day make a difference.

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”

— Robert Kennedy

Steve Knau

Intern

Steve has been with Uptown for a year and is a hardworking employee as well as student. He is currently attending the Met Sacramento High School as a Junior. Over the past year and a half, he has been working with HTML and other web design languages such as PHP and Javascript. Steve is reliable when it comes to getting the job done.

“In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.”

—Aesop