There must be something wrong with your phone. When that happens (missing graphics or graphics shows up pink) it just means it failed to download the files. Generally happens when you lose internet connection while installing (in a car? bad side of the house?). That's why "reinstalling" fixes it, because it will try again to download the same files.
It's a common problem, but it is not common that it happens to you with every update, unless your connection is really bad while you hit the update button.
@makaela, i guess you mean the crash on the carrier, that was fixed with the update from yesterday. Unless you mean something else