Andre Gürtler于1967年创作了字体家族Egyptian 505，以及他在巴塞尔艺术与工艺学校（Kunstgewerbeschule）的刻字课。实际上，字体家族名称中的数字“ 505”指的是学校的教室编号是505，也就是完成该作品的地方。

Egyptian 505是一个粗衬线风格的字体家族；在19世纪，粗衬线字体就是通常所说的“埃及”风格字体。Egyptian 505是Gurtler根据Adrian Frutiger著名的Egyptienne字体而设计的；Gurtler和Frutiger在他们的职业生涯中曾多次合作。

该字体家族适用于多种用途，包括杂志、小册子、文本排版、名片、报纸广告、书籍封面、幻灯片、菜单、幻灯片、海报、手册和目录。

Egyptian 505赢得了第一届Visual Graphics Corporation (VGC)字体比赛。

Andre Gürtler created the typeface family Egyptian 505 in 1967, together with his lettering class at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel. In fact, the number 505" in the typeface family's name refers to the school's classroom number 505, where the work was done.

Egyptian 505 is a slab serif style family; during the 19th Century, slab serif types were commonly referred to as "Egyptian"-style faces. Gurtler designed Egyptian 505 in the strain of Adrian Frutiger's famous Egyptienne typeface; Gurtler and Frutiger worked together on many occasions during their careers.

The type family is well suited for many uses, including magazines, brochures, text composition, business cards, newspaper advertising, book jackets, slides, menus, slides, posters, manuals and catalogues.

Egyptian 505 won the first Visual Graphics Corporation (VGC) type competition."