  This text is a short but comprehensive introduction to the basics of
supergeometry and includes some of the recent advances in colored
supergeometry. We do not aim for a standard text that states results and proves
them more or less rigorously, but all too often offers little insight to the
uninformed reader. Instead we opted for a smooth exposition of the successive
themes, choosing an order and an approach which are close to the way these
pieces of mathematics could have been or were discovered, thereby highlighting
the reasons for the various choices and facilitating deeper understanding. We
hope that the text will be useful for PhD students and researchers who wish to
acquire knowledge in the geometry of supersymmetry.
