I just did, with a new 14.04.3 ISO from releases.

It too failed with this trace (now that I've realized where the log file
is hidden):

usb-creator 2015-09-19 08:58:35,094 (DEBUG) install.py:535: install_efi
usb-creator 2015-09-19 08:58:35,095 (DEBUG) install.py:228: install_bootloader
usb-creator 2015-09-19 08:58:40,811 (CRITICAL) install.py:99: Failed to install 
the bootloader.
usb-creator 2015-09-19 08:58:40,811 (ERROR) frontend.py:729: Installation 
failed.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/usbcreator/install.py", line 253, in 
install_bootloader
    timeout=MAX_DBUS_TIMEOUT)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in __call__
    return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in 
call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.NameError: Traceback 
(most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in 
_message_cb
    retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/share/usb-creator/usb-creator-helper", line 211, in 
InstallBootloader
    pass
NameError: name 'syslinux_var' is not defined

I've removed and backed down to what is in trusty-updates:
usb-creator-common:
  Installed: 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1
  Candidate: 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 
Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.2.56 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
usb-creator-kde:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
     0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/universe amd64 
Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/universe amd64 
Packages
     0.2.56 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe amd64 Packages
usb-creator-gtk:
  Installed: 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1
  Candidate: 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 
Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.2.56 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

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