Index: wp-admin/includes/template.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/template.php	(revision 17189)
+++ wp-admin/includes/template.php	(working copy)
@@ -1633,8 +1633,6 @@
 		$post_states[] = _x('Pending', 'post state');
 	if ( is_sticky($post->ID) )
 		$post_states[] = __('Sticky');
-	if ( get_post_format( $post->ID ) )
-		$post_states[] = '<span>[</span>' . get_post_format_string( get_post_format( $post->ID ) ) . '<span>]</span>';
 
 	$post_states = apply_filters( 'display_post_states', $post_states );
 
@@ -1648,6 +1646,9 @@
 			echo "<span class='post-state'>$state$sep</span>";
 		}
 	}
+
+	if ( get_post_format( $post->ID ) )
+		echo ' - <span class="post-state-format">' . get_post_format_string( get_post_format( $post->ID ) ) . '</span>';
 }
 
 /**
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css	(revision 17189)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css	(working copy)
@@ -1540,9 +1540,8 @@
 	padding: 0 0 .2em 1px;
 }
 
-span.post-state span {
+span.post-state-format {
 	font-weight: normal;
-	color: #555;
 }