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@@ -306,14 +306,23 @@ To better understand the priority by which UX tackles issues, see the [UX sectio
 Once an issue has been worked on and is ready for development, a UXer removes the ~"UX" label and applies the ~"UX ready" label to that issue.
 
 The UX team has a special type label called ~"design artifact". This label indicates that the final output 
-for an issue is a UX solution/design. The solution will be developed by frontend and/or backend in a subsequent milestone. 
+for an issue is a UX solution/design. The solution will be developed by frontend and/or backend in a subsequent milestone.
 Any issue labeled ~"design artifact" should not also be labeled ~"frontend" or ~"backend" since no development is 
 needed until the solution has been decided.
 
 ~"design artifact" issues are like any other issue and should contain a milestone label, ~"Deliverable" or ~"Stretch", when scheduled in the current milestone.
 
-Once the ~"design artifact" issue has been completed, the UXer removes the ~"design artifact" label and applies the ~"UX ready" label. The Product Manager can use the 
-existing issue or decide to create a whole new issue for the purpose of development. 
+To prevent the misunderstanding that a feature will be be delivered in the
+assigned milestone, when only UX design is planned for that milestone, the
+Product Manager should create a separate issue for the ~"design artifact",
+assign the ~UX, ~"design artifact" and ~"Deliverable" labels, add a milestone
+and use a title that makes it clear that the scheduled issue is design only
+(e.g. `Design exploration for XYZ`).
+
+When the ~"design artifact" issue has been completed, the UXer removes the ~UX
+label, adds the ~"UX ready" label and closes the issue. This indicates the
+design artifact is complete. The UXer will also copy the designs to related
+issues for implementation in an upcoming milestone.
 
 ## Issue tracker